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100 Best American Novels of the 20th Century

CliffsNotes don't count. Not even for Hemingway. Especially not for Hemingway.
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To Kill a Mocking Bird
To Kill a Mocking Bird
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
3
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
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The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
8
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye
9
Invisible Man
Invisible Man
10
Lolita
Lolita
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Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
12
Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice
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13
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
14
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury
15
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
16
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
17
East of Eden
East of Eden
18
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy
19
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
20
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
21
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises
22
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
23
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms
24
Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom!
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25
Main Street
Main Street
26
On the Road
On the Road
27
Cannery Row
Cannery Row
28
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
29
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
30
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome
31
Herzog
Herzog
32
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
33
O Pioneers!
O Pioneers!
34
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God
35
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
36
Breakfast of Champions
Breakfast of Champions
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37
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
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The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp
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Angle of Repose
Angle of Repose
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Beloved, by Toni Morrison
Beloved, by Toni Morrison
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