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Good American Novels: # 101-200 on Goodreads' "Great American Novel" List. - Page 2

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Let the Great World Spin (Colum McCann)
Let the Great World Spin
41
Colum McCann
Mason and Dixon
Mason and Dixon
42
Sanctuary (William Faulkner)
Sanctuary
43
William Faulkner
The Crossing
The Crossing
44
A Wizard of Earthsea (Ursula K. Le Guin)
A Wizard of Earthsea
45
Ursula K. Le Guin
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Mark Twain)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
46
Mark Twain
Appointment in Samarra (John O'Hara)
Appointment in Samarra
47
John O'Hara
Falconer
Falconer
48
Little, Big
Little, Big
49
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter M. Miller, Jr.)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
50
Walter M. Miller, Jr.
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
51
Toni Morrison
White Fang (Jack London)
White Fang
52
Jack London
The Violent Bear It Away (Flannery O'Connor)
The Violent Bear It Away
53
Flannery O'Connor
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
54
James Baldwin
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
Cryptonomicon
55
Neal Stephenson
The Sportswriter
The Sportswriter
56
Independence Day (Richard Ford)
Independence Day
57
Richard Ford
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption (Stephen King)
Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption
58
Stephen King
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
59
Robert A. Heinlein
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
60
Philip K. Dick
The Storycatcher
The Storycatcher
61
A Way Back to Life
A Way Back to Life
62
Suttree
Suttree
63
Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Requiem for a Dream
64
Hubert Selby Jr.
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
65
Suzanne Collins
Last Exit to Brooklyn (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Last Exit to Brooklyn
66
Hubert Selby Jr.
The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
The Crying of Lot 49
67
Thomas Pynchon
The Son (Philipp Meyer)
The Son
68
Philipp Meyer
Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
Call It Sleep
69
Henry Roth
A Song in My Heart
A Song in My Heart
70
The Centaur
The Centaur
71
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation
72
Isaac Asimov
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
73
Philip K. Dick
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad
74
Jennifer Egan
The Prince of Tides (Pat Conroy)
The Prince of Tides
75
Pat Conroy
Tarzan of the Apes (Edgar Rice Burroughs)
Tarzan of the Apes
76
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Going After Cacciato
Going After Cacciato
77
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (Agee)
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
78
Agee
Red Harvest
Red Harvest
79
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
80
Madeleine L'engle
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