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An American Canon - Page 2

I have no academic qualifications, I've polled no one (except my wife and son), I'm just an American who likes to read and start arguments. So here you go.
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Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
41
Richard Russo
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
42
Edith Wharton
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
43
Ray Bradbury
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
44
Ernest Hemingway
The Fall of the House of Usher (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Fall of the House of Usher
45
Edgar Allan Poe
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
46
John Green
Flowers in the Attic (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic
47
V.C. Andrews
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
48
James Jones
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
49
Ernest Hemingway
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation
50
Isaac Asimov
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
51
James Baldwin
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
52
Mario Puzo
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
53
Margaret Mitchell
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
54
John Steinbeck
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
55
Thomas Pynchon
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
56
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
57
Carson McCullers
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
58
Suzanne Collins
The House of the Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The House of the Seven Gables
59
Nathaniel Hawthorne
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
60
Maya Angelou
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
61
Truman Capote
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
62
David Foster Wallace
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
63
Ralph Ellison
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
64
Upton Sinclair
Junkie (William S. Burroughs)
Junkie
65
William S. Burroughs
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
66
Khaled Hosseini
Last Exit to Brooklyn (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Last Exit to Brooklyn
67
Hubert Selby Jr.
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
68
James Fenimore Cooper
Less Than Zero (Bret Easton Ellis)
Less Than Zero
69
Bret Easton Ellis
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
70
Louisa May Alcott
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
71
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Little House in the Big Woods (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House in the Big Woods
72
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
73
Vladimir Nabokov
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
74
Larry McMurtry
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
75
Thomas Wolfe
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
76
Shirley Jackson
Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
Main Street
77
Sinclair Lewis
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
78
Dashiell Hammett
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
79
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
80
Ray Bradbury
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