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AI Said to Read These American Books

Artificial Intelligence said these are the 40 American novels that are worth reading. Do you agree? They might or might not be American.
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
1
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
2
Ernest Hemingway
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
3
Zora Neale Hurston
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
4
Theodore Dreiser
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
5
John Steinbeck
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
6
Ralph Ellison
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
7
Margaret Mitchell
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
8
John Steinbeck
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
9
Richard Wright
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
10
J.D. Salinger
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
11
Sylvia Plath
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
12
Betty Smith
Detective Story (Sidney Kingsley)
Detective Story
13
Sidney Kingsley
The Invisible Bridge (Julie Orringer)
The Invisible Bridge
14
Julie Orringer
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
15
Jack Kerouac
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
16
Truman Capote
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
17
Harper Lee
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
18
Vladimir Nabokov
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
19
James Baldwin
The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
The Crying of Lot 49
20
Thomas Pynchon
Catch 22 (Τζόζεφ Χέλερ)
Catch 22
21
Τζόζεφ Χέλερ
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (Tom Wolfe)
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
22
Tom Wolfe
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
23
Toni Morrison
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (Malcolm X)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
24
Malcolm X
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
25
Stephen King
Slaughterhouse Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse Five
26
Kurt Vonnegut
Sister Outsider (Audre Lorde)
Sister Outsider
27
Audre Lorde
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
28
Alice Walker
Changing Places
Changing Places
29
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
30
Tom Wolfe
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
31
Kazuo Ishiguro
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
32
Marilynne Robinson
The Color of Water (James McBride)
The Color of Water
33
James McBride
The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Diaz)
The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao
34
Junot Diaz
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
35
Bret Easton Ellis
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
36
Tim O'Brien
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
37
John Irving
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
38
Stephen King
The Underground Railroad (Colson Whitehead)
The Underground Railroad
39
Colson Whitehead
Babbitt (Sinclair Lewis)
Babbitt
40
Sinclair Lewis
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