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Goodreads Best 20th Century American Novels: Complete & Up-To-Date - Page 5

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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The Shadow Riders (Louis L'amour)
The Shadow Riders
161
Louis L'amour
Native Speaker (Chang-Rae Lee)
Native Speaker
162
Chang-Rae Lee
Cane (Jean Toomer)
Cane
163
Jean Toomer
Fair Blows the Wind (Louis L'amour)
Fair Blows the Wind
164
Louis L'amour
The Grifters (Jim Thompson)
The Grifters
165
Jim Thompson
When She Was Good
When She Was Good
166
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
167
North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell)
North and South
168
Elizabeth Gaskell
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
169
Bret Easton Ellis
Recapitulation (Wallace Stegner)
Recapitulation
170
Wallace Stegner
The 42nd Parallel (John Dos Passos)
The 42nd Parallel
171
John Dos Passos
The Optimist's Daughter (Eudora Welty)
The Optimist's Daughter
172
Eudora Welty
Wizard and Glass
Wizard and Glass
173
Company K by William March
Company K by William March
174
Christine (Stephen King)
Christine
175
Stephen King
Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
Double Indemnity
176
James M. Cain
Cujo (Stephen King)
Cujo
177
Stephen King
Mildred Pierce (James M. Cain)
Mildred Pierce
178
James M. Cain
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
179
I Married a Dead Man
I Married a Dead Man
180
V. (Thomas Pynchon)
V.
181
Thomas Pynchon
Operation Shylock (Philip Roth)
Operation Shylock
182
Philip Roth
The Glass Key (Dashiell Hammett)
The Glass Key
183
Dashiell Hammett
The Living (Annie Dillard)
The Living
184
Annie Dillard
A Ship of Pearl (Adela Crandell Durkee)
A Ship of Pearl
185
Adela Crandell Durkee
Tar Baby (Toni Morrison)
Tar Baby
186
Toni Morrison
Tales of Burning Love (Louise Erdrich)
Tales of Burning Love
187
Louise Erdrich
The Lady in the Lake (Raymond Chandler)
The Lady in the Lake
188
Raymond Chandler
Tales of the Dying Earth
Tales of the Dying Earth
189
A New Life (Bernard Malamud)
A New Life
190
Bernard Malamud
The Keepers of the House (Shirley Ann Grau)
The Keepers of the House
191
Shirley Ann Grau
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Julia Alvarez)
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
192
Julia Alvarez
I Know This Much Is True (Wally Lamb)
I Know This Much Is True
193
Wally Lamb
Butterfield 8 by John O'Hara
Butterfield 8 by John O'Hara
194
America Is in the Heart (Carlos Bulosan)
America Is in the Heart
195
Carlos Bulosan
God Knows
God Knows
196
Farewell My Lovely (Raymond Chandler)
Farewell My Lovely
197
Raymond Chandler
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (H.P. Lovecraft)
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
198
H.P. Lovecraft
Letting Go (Phillip Roth)
Letting Go
199
Phillip Roth
The Clock Winder (Anne Tyler)
The Clock Winder
200
Anne Tyler
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