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Great American Novels 1924-2024 - A Response to the Atlantic

The Atlantic recently published a very flawed list of the best American novels from 1924 through 2024. This is an attempt to improve upon it.
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An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
1
Theodore Dreiser
The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald, F. Scott)
The Great Gatsby
2
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
3
Ernest Hemingway
Elmer Gantry (Sinclair Lewis)
Elmer Gantry
4
Sinclair Lewis
Oil! (Upton Sinclair)
Oil!
5
Upton Sinclair
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
6
Ernest Hemingway
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
7
Thomas Wolfe
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
8
Nella Larsen
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
9
William Faulkner
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
10
Dashiell Hammett
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
11
William Faulkner
Black No More (George S. Schuyler)
Black No More
12
George S. Schuyler
Sanctuary (William Faulkner)
Sanctuary
13
William Faulkner
Light in August (William Faulkner)
Light in August
14
William Faulkner
Tobacco Road (Erskine Caldwell)
Tobacco Road
15
Erskine Caldwell
The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
The Thin Man
16
Dashiell Hammett
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer
17
Henry Miller
Appointment in Samarra (John O'Hara)
Appointment in Samarra
18
John O'Hara
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
19
It Can't Happen Here (Sinclair Lewis)
It Can't Happen Here
20
Sinclair Lewis
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
21
William Faulkner
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
22
John Steinbeck
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
23
Zora Neale Hurston
Young Man With a Horn (Dorothy Baker)
Young Man With a Horn
24
Dorothy Baker
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
25
Raymond Chandler
The Day of the Locusts (Nathaniel West)
The Day of the Locusts
26
Nathaniel West
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
27
John Steinbeck
Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
Johnny Got His Gun
28
Dalton Trumbo
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Hemingway, Ernest)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
29
Hemingway, Ernest
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
30
Carson McCullers
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
31
Richard Wright
You Can't Go Home Again
You Can't Go Home Again
32
Mildred Pierce (James M. Cain)
Mildred Pierce
33
James M. Cain
Reflections in a Golden Eye (Carson McCullers)
Reflections in a Golden Eye
34
Carson McCullers
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
35
John Steinbeck
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
36
Robert Penn Warren
The Member of the Wedding (Carson McCullers)
The Member of the Wedding
37
Carson McCullers
Nightmare Alley (William Lindsay Gresham)
Nightmare Alley
38
William Lindsay Gresham
In a Lonely Place (Dorothy B. Hughes)
In a Lonely Place
39
Dorothy B. Hughes
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead
40
Norman Mailer
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