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50 Greatest American Novels of the 20th Century Per Goodreads

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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom!
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O Pioneers!
O Pioneers!
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My Antonia
My Antonia
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Cannery Row
Cannery Row
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The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises
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A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
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9
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls
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Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
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As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
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Infinite Jest
Infinite Jest
13
The Naked Lunch
The Naked Lunch
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Ender's Game
Ender's Game
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The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust
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Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
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The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
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Light in August
Light in August
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
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The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
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21
Gravity's Rainbow
Gravity's Rainbow
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A Bell for Adano by John Hersey
A Bell for Adano by John Hersey
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East of Eden
East of Eden
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Angle of Repose
Angle of Repose
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
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Gone With the Wind
Gone With the Wind
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All the Pretty Horses
All the Pretty Horses
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The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness
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American Pastoral
American Pastoral
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Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry
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33
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome
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Invisible Man
Invisible Man
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Native Son
Native Son
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
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Company K
Company K
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An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy
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Rabbit Is Rich
Rabbit Is Rich
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The 42nd Parallel
The 42nd Parallel
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