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American Classics to Read

When I'm in the mood to read an American classic, these are just a few of the stand out books I'd reach for.
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Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)
Freedom
1
Jonathan Franzen
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
2
John Steinbeck
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
3
Zora Neale Hurston
Herzog (Saul Bellow)
Herzog
4
Saul Bellow
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
5
Kathryn Stockett
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
6
John Steinbeck
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
7
Mark Haddon
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
8
Kurt Vonnegut
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
9
Amy Tan
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
10
Thomas Pynchon
Giant (Edna Ferber)
Giant
11
Edna Ferber
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
12
Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
13
Upton Sinclair
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
14
John Knowles
The Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wizard of Oz
15
L. Frank Baum
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
16
Paulo Coelho
The Last Tycoon (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Last Tycoon
17
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Goodbye, Columbus (Philip Roth)
Goodbye, Columbus
18
Philip Roth
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
19
Anne Tyler
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
20
Ernest Hemingway
God's Little Acre (Erskine Caldwell)
God's Little Acre
21
Erskine Caldwell
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
22
Ralph Ellison
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
23
Ken Kesey
The Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac)
The Dharma Bums
24
Jack Kerouac
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