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Goodreads Best 20th Century American Novels: Complete & Up-To-Date - Page 6

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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Lie Down in Darkness (William Styron)
Lie Down in Darkness
201
William Styron
Celestial Navigation (Anne Tyler)
Celestial Navigation
202
Anne Tyler
My Year of Meats
My Year of Meats
203
The Lathe of Heaven (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Lathe of Heaven
204
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Running Man (Stephen King)
The Running Man
205
Stephen King
Remembering Laughter (Wallace Stegner)
Remembering Laughter
206
Wallace Stegner
The Long Walk (Stephen King)
The Long Walk
207
Stephen King
A Shooting Star (Wallace Stegner)
A Shooting Star
208
Wallace Stegner
The Rector of Justin (Louis Auchincloss)
The Rector of Justin
209
Louis Auchincloss
The Tortilla Curtain (T.C. Boyle)
The Tortilla Curtain
210
T.C. Boyle
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
The Shadow Over Innsmouth
211
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
212
Mario Puzo
Rage (Stephen King)
Rage
213
Stephen King
At the Mountains of Madness (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness
214
H.P. Lovecraft
After Dark, My Sweet (Jim Thompson)
After Dark, My Sweet
215
Jim Thompson
The Finnsburg Encounter (Matthew T. Dickerson)
The Finnsburg Encounter
216
Matthew T. Dickerson
Now in November (Josephine Winslow Johnson)
Now in November
217
Josephine Winslow Johnson
The Free Man (Conrad Richter)
The Free Man
218
Conrad Richter
The Robber Bridegroom (Eudora Welty)
The Robber Bridegroom
219
Eudora Welty
Centennial (James A. Michener)
Centennial
220
James A. Michener
Song of Kali (Dan Simmons)
Song of Kali
221
Dan Simmons
Delta Wedding (Eudora Welty)
Delta Wedding
222
Eudora Welty
The 13th Warrior
The 13th Warrior
223
Winter Moon (Dean Koontz)
Winter Moon
224
Dean Koontz
The Dead Zone (Stephen King)
The Dead Zone
225
Stephen King
This Present Darkness (Frank Peretti)
This Present Darkness
226
Frank Peretti
A Son of the Circus (John Irving)
A Son of the Circus
227
John Irving
Nobody's Fool (Russo)
Nobody's Fool
228
Russo
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
229
Philip Roth
Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad)
Lord Jim
230
Joseph Conrad
Babbitt (Sinclair Lewis)
Babbitt
231
Sinclair Lewis
Goodbye, Columbus (Philip Roth)
Goodbye, Columbus
232
Philip Roth
Call It Sleep (Henry Roth)
Call It Sleep
233
Henry Roth
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead
234
Norman Mailer
The Sheltering Sky (Paul Bowles)
The Sheltering Sky
235
Paul Bowles
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer
236
Walker Percy
White Noise (Don Delillo)
White Noise
237
Don Delillo
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
238
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Cornell Woolrich Omnibus (Cornell Woolrich)
The Cornell Woolrich Omnibus
239
Cornell Woolrich
The Getaway (Jim Thompson)
The Getaway
240
Jim Thompson
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