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Favorite American Fiction

I've read all of these. Some more than once! These are books that made me love reading. Some are difficult. And some are easy.
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The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
1
Anne Tyler
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
2
Caleb Carr
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
3
Robert Penn Warren
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
4
Theodore Dreiser
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
5
Wallace Stegner
The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach)
The Art of Fielding
6
Chad Harbach
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
7
William Faulkner
Babbit (Sinclair Lewis)
Babbit
8
Sinclair Lewis
Beach Music (Pat Conroy)
Beach Music
9
Pat Conroy
The Beautiful and the Damned (Fitzgerald, F. Scott)
The Beautiful and the Damned
10
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
11
Ann Patchett
Billy Budd (Herman Melville)
Billy Budd
12
Herman Melville
The Bonesetter's Daughter (Amy Tan)
The Bonesetter's Daughter
13
Amy Tan
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
14
Tom Wolfe
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
15
Truman Capote
Burr (Gore Vidal)
Burr
16
Gore Vidal
The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
The Caine Mutiny
17
Herman Wouk
Call of the Wild (Jack London)
Call of the Wild
18
Jack London
The Cardinal of the Kremlin (Tom Clancy)
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
19
Tom Clancy
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
20
J.D. Salinger
Cats Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cats Cradle
21
Kurt Vonnegut
Centennial (James A. Michener)
Centennial
22
James A. Michener
Chimera
Chimera
23
The Chosen (Chaim Potok)
The Chosen
24
Chaim Potok
Clear and Present Danger (Tom Clancy)
Clear and Present Danger
25
Tom Clancy
The Confessions of Nat Turner (William Styron)
The Confessions of Nat Turner
26
William Styron
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Mark Twain)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
27
Mark Twain
Driftless (David Rhodes)
Driftless
28
David Rhodes
The Dutch House (Ann Patchett)
The Dutch House
29
Ann Patchett
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
30
John Steinbeck
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
31
Ernest Hemingway
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
32
J.D. Salinger
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity
33
James Jones
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
34
Flannery O'Connor
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
35
John Steinbeck
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
36
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Santini (Pat Conroy)
The Great Santini
37
Pat Conroy
Hawaii (James. A. Michener)
Hawaii
38
James. A. Michener
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
39
Carson McCullers
Henderson the Rain King (Saul Bellow)
Henderson the Rain King
40
Saul Bellow
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