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Bookriot's 100 Must-Read New York City Novels - Page 2

"The common thread is not just novels that use New York City as a setting, but ones that render the city as a fully realized character in the story. Here are 100 novels of New York City. I hope you'll discover classics you haven't read, unknown gems you've never heard of, and modern additions that round out the richness of NYC's storytelling tradition. You'll find entries from Harlem Renaissance writers, stories of the Gilded Age, immigrant narratives from a huge range of cultures, modern tales of both excess and famine, and everything in between." -Rachel Manwill
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Manhattan Transfer (John Dos Passos)
Manhattan Transfer
41
John Dos Passos
Marjorie Morningstar (Herman Wouk)
Marjorie Morningstar
42
Herman Wouk
Modern Lovers (Emma Staub)
Modern Lovers
43
Emma Staub
Motherless Brooklyn (Jonathan Lethem)
Motherless Brooklyn
44
Jonathan Lethem
My Name Is Asher Lev (Chaim Potok)
My Name Is Asher Lev
45
Chaim Potok
Native Speaker (Chang-Rae Lee)
Native Speaker
46
Chang-Rae Lee
Netherland (Joseph O'Neill)
Netherland
47
Joseph O'Neill
Nevada (Imogen Binnie)
Nevada
48
Imogen Binnie
Open City
Open City
49
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
50
Nella Larsen
Preparation for the Next Life (Atticus Lish)
Preparation for the Next Life
51
Atticus Lish
Push (Sapphire)
Push
52
Sapphire
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
53
E.L. Doctorow
Re Jane (Patricia Park)
Re Jane
54
Patricia Park
Rich and Pretty (Rumaan Alam)
Rich and Pretty
55
Rumaan Alam
Rules of Civility (Amor Towles)
Rules of Civility
56
Amor Towles
Seize the Day (Saul Bellow)
Seize the Day
57
Saul Bellow
Sex Wars (Marge Piercy)
Sex Wars
58
Marge Piercy
Sima's Undergarments for Women (Ilana Stanger Ross)
Sima's Undergarments for Women
59
Ilana Stanger Ross
Skinny Legs and All (Tom Robbins)
Skinny Legs and All
60
Tom Robbins
Small Mercies (Eddie Joyce)
Small Mercies
61
Eddie Joyce
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
62
William Styron
Speedboat (Renata Adler)
Speedboat
63
Renata Adler
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
64
Edith Wharton
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
65
Caleb Carr
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
66
Michael Chabon
The Ask
The Ask
67
The Assistant
The Assistant
68
The Ballad of Black Tom (Victor Lavalle)
The Ballad of Black Tom
69
Victor Lavalle
The Beautiful and Damned (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Beautiful and Damned
70
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
71
Sylvia Plath
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
72
Tom Wolfe
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
73
Junot Díaz
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
74
J.D. Salinger
The Chosen (Chaim Potok)
The Chosen
75
Chaim Potok
The Devil Wears Prada (Lauren Weisberger)
The Devil Wears Prada
76
Lauren Weisberger
The Emperor's Children - Claire Messud
The Emperor's Children - Claire Messud
77
The Ex (Alafair Nurle)
The Ex
78
Alafair Nurle
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
79
Mario Puzo
The Gods of Gotham (Lyndsay Faye)
The Gods of Gotham
80
Lyndsay Faye
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