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50 US Books That Don't Appear on UK Booklists

You can usually tell if a list is American if they include many of these books. I've left off very famous works that would most likely appear on both UK and US booklists. Have you read more from this list, or more from the UK list? https://www.listchallenges.com/50-uk-books-that-rarely-appear-on-us-booklists
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
2
Mark Twain
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
3
Herman Melville
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
4
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
5
Truman Capote
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
6
James Baldwin
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
7
Ralph Ellison
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
8
Zora Neale Hurston
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
9
Tennessee Williams
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
10
Arthur Miller
The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
The Recognitions
11
William Gaddis
Jazz (Toni Morrison)
Jazz
12
Toni Morrison
Rabbit, Run (John Apdike)
Rabbit, Run
13
John Apdike
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
14
Dashiell Hammett
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
15
Stephen King
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
16
Stephen King
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
17
Shirley Jackson
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
18
Philip Roth
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
19
Cormac McCarthy
The Shipping News (E.Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
20
E.Annie Proulx
Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine
21
Louise Erdrich
The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
The Crying of Lot 49
22
Thomas Pynchon
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
Play It as It Lays
23
Joan Didion
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
24
Edith Wharton
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
25
Hunter S. Thompson
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
26
Anne Rice
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
27
Sara Gruen
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer
28
Walker Percy
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
29
John Steinbeck
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
30
Ernest Hemingway
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
31
Ayn Rand
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
32
Amy Tan
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
33
Margaret Mitchell
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
34
Pearl S. Buck
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
35
William Faulkner
Stoner (Williams)
Stoner
36
Williams
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
37
Donna Tartt
The Virgin Suicides (Jeffrey Eugenides)
The Virgin Suicides
38
Jeffrey Eugenides
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
39
Chuck Palahniuk
Like Life (Lorrie Moore)
Like Life
40
Lorrie Moore
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