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Books in Contention for "The Great American Novel" - Page 2

Especially this time of year--perhaps because of the school year's start--we regularly get asked at the library for a good read that fits "the Great American Novel" category. I've compiled a list for patrons!
From Google AI... The Great American Novel is a hypothetical literary work by an American author that encapsulates the national character and culture of the United States, often exploring themes like the American Dream and diverse experiences within the nation. While never definitively written, the concept of the Great American Novel, which began with John William De Forest's 1868 essay, endures as a benchmark for novels that capture the spirit of a particular era or the essence of American society.
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Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
41
Louisa May Alcott
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
42
Vladimir Nabokov
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
43
Larry McMurtry
Machine Dreams (Jayne Anne Phillips)
Machine Dreams
44
Jayne Anne Phillips
Manhattan Beach (Jennifer Egan)
Manhattan Beach
45
Jennifer Egan
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
46
Jeffrey Eugenides
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
47
Herman Melville
My Antonia (Willa Cather)
My Antonia
48
Willa Cather
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
49
Richard Wright
Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood
50
Djuna Barnes
No One Is Talking About This (Patricia Lockwood)
No One Is Talking About This
51
Patricia Lockwood
O Pioneers (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers
52
Willa Cather
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
53
John Steinbeck
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
54
Jack Kerouac
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
55
Ken Kesey
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
56
Nella Larsen
Peyton Place (Grace Metalious)
Peyton Place
57
Grace Metalious
Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan)
Pilgrim's Progress
58
John Bunyan
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
Play It as It Lays
59
Joan Didion
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
60
Richard Yates
Shadow Country (Peter Matthiessen)
Shadow Country
61
Peter Matthiessen
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
62
Kurt Vonnegut
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
63
Toni Morrison
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
64
Saul Bellow
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
65
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
66
Mark Twain
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
67
Michael Chabon
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
68
Sylvia Plath
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
69
Raymond Chandler
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
70
Junot Díaz
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
71
Jack London
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
72
J.D. Salinger
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
73
Jonathan Franzen
The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
The Crying of Lot 49
74
Thomas Pynchon
The Day of the Locust (Nathanael West)
The Day of the Locust
75
Nathanael West
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
76
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
77
Donna Tartt
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
78
John Steinbeck
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
79
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Group (Mary McCarthy)
The Group
80
Mary McCarthy
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