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Goodreads Very Popular Novels of Mid Century America - Page 2

Very popular novels of mid 20th century in America. Some of them have been forgotten but most still read.
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Katherine (Anya Seton)
Katherine
41
Anya Seton
Auntie Mame (Patrick Dennis)
Auntie Mame
42
Patrick Dennis
The Last Picture Show (Larry McMurtry)
The Last Picture Show
43
Larry McMurtry
The King Must Die
The King Must Die
44
The Women's Room (Marilyn French)
The Women's Room
45
Marilyn French
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth
46
Pearl S. Buck
Diary of a Mad Housewife (Sue Kaufman)
Diary of a Mad Housewife
47
Sue Kaufman
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
48
Richard Bach
Appointment in Samarra (John O'Hara)
Appointment in Samarra
49
John O'Hara
The Seven-Percent Solution (Nicholas Meyer)
The Seven-Percent Solution
50
Nicholas Meyer
The Glass Blowers (Daphne Du Maurier)
The Glass Blowers
51
Daphne Du Maurier
The Class (Erich Segal)
The Class
52
Erich Segal
Master of the Game
Master of the Game
53
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
54
Green Dolphin Street (Elizabeth Goudge)
Green Dolphin Street
55
Elizabeth Goudge
Magnificent Obsession (Helen Rappaport)
Magnificent Obsession
56
Helen Rappaport
The Keys of the Kingdom (A.J. Cronin)
The Keys of the Kingdom
57
A.J. Cronin
The Silver Chalice (Thomas B. Costain)
The Silver Chalice
58
Thomas B. Costain
The Betsy (Harold Robbins)
The Betsy
59
Harold Robbins
Humbolt's Gift (Saul Bellow)
Humbolt's Gift
60
Saul Bellow
The Pirate (Harold Robbins)
The Pirate
61
Harold Robbins
Something of Value (Robert Ruark)
Something of Value
62
Robert Ruark
The Word (Irving Wallace)
The Word
63
Irving Wallace
Advise and Consent
Advise and Consent
64
Scruples (Judith Krantz)
Scruples
65
Judith Krantz
Princess Daisy (Judith Krantz)
Princess Daisy
66
Judith Krantz
Around the World With Auntie Mame (Patrick Dennis)
Around the World With Auntie Mame
67
Patrick Dennis
The Tontine (Thomas B. Costain)
The Tontine
68
Thomas B. Costain
The a High and the Mighty (Ernest K. Gann)
The a High and the Mighty
69
Ernest K. Gann
Celebrity (Thomas Thompson)
Celebrity
70
Thomas Thompson
A Kiss Before Dying (Ira Levin)
A Kiss Before Dying
71
Ira Levin
To Serve Them All My Days (R. F. Delderfield)
To Serve Them All My Days
72
R. F. Delderfield
God Is an Englishman (The Swann Saga #1) by R.F. Delderfield
God Is an Englishman (The Swann Saga #1) by R.F. Delderfield
73
The Exhibitionist (Henry Sutton)
The Exhibitionist
74
Henry Sutton
Sincerely, Willis Wayde (John P. Marquand)
Sincerely, Willis Wayde
75
John P. Marquand
Give Us This Day (The Swann Saga #3) by R.F. Delderfield
Give Us This Day (The Swann Saga #3) by R.F. Delderfield
76
The Love Machine
The Love Machine
77
The Ninth Wave (Russell Celyn Joes)
The Ninth Wave
78
Russell Celyn Joes
The Ugly American (William Lederer and Eugene Burdick)
The Ugly American
79
William Lederer and Eugene Burdick
Elizabeth Appleton (John O'Hara)
Elizabeth Appleton
80
John O'Hara
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