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Goodreads Best 20th Century American Novels: Complete & Up-To-Date - Page 2

This is a complete and up-to-date (as of 2019-9-27) version of this Goodreads list.
As usual, there are a few selections that, to varying extents, don't meet the criteria to be on the list (have some extra fun spotting them, no peeking at the comments).
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Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night
41
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
42
Carson McCullers
Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
Main Street
43
Sinclair Lewis
The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara)
The Killer Angels
44
Michael Shaara
Herzog (Saul Bellow)
Herzog
45
Saul Bellow
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
46
J.D. Salinger
Death Comes as the End (Agatha Christie)
Death Comes as the End
47
Agatha Christie
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
48
Tim O'Brien
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
49
Thornton Wilder
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run
50
John Updike
The Shipping News (Annie Proux)
The Shipping News
51
Annie Proux
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
52
Anne Tyler
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
53
Barbara Kingsolver
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
54
Cormac McCarthy
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
55
William Goldman
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
56
Larry McMurtry
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
57
Robert Penn Warren
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
58
James Baldwin
84, Charing Cross (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross
59
Helene Hanff
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers!
60
Willa Cather
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
61
Wallace Stegner
The Beautiful and the Damned (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Beautiful and the Damned
62
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
63
Thomas Wolfe
Elmer Gantry (Sinclair Lewis)
Elmer Gantry
64
Sinclair Lewis
The Wings of the Dove (Henry James)
The Wings of the Dove
65
Henry James
The Ambassadors (Henry James)
The Ambassadors
66
Henry James
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
67
James M. Cain
Rabbit at Rest (John Updike)
Rabbit at Rest
68
John Updike
This Side of Paradise (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
This Side of Paradise
69
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Tortilla Flat (John Steinbeck)
Tortilla Flat
70
John Steinbeck
The Executioner's Song (Norman Mailer)
The Executioner's Song
71
Norman Mailer
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
72
Cormac McCarthy
The Cider House Rules (John Irving)
The Cider House Rules
73
John Irving
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours
74
Michael Cunningham
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
75
Philip Roth
Crossing to Safety (Wallace Stegner)
Crossing to Safety
76
Wallace Stegner
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
77
Toni Morrison
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
78
Stephen King
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
Sister Carrie
79
Theodore Dreiser
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
80
Marilynne Robinson
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