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Great American Novels 1924-2024 - A Response to the Atlantic - Page 2

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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Other Voices, Other Rooms (Truman Capote)
Other Voices, Other Rooms
41
Truman Capote
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
42
Patricia Highsmith
The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
The Caine Mutiny
43
Herman Wouk
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
44
J.D. Salinger
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
45
John Steinbeck
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
46
Ralph Ellison
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
47
Flannery O'Connor
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
48
Saul Bellow
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
49
James Baldwin
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
50
Vladimir Nabokov
The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
The Recognitions
51
William Gaddis
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
52
Patricia Highsmith
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
53
James Baldwin
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
54
Jack Kerouac
Warlock (Oakley Hall)
Warlock
55
Oakley Hall
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
56
Shirley Jackson
Henderson the Rain King (Saul Bellow)
Henderson the Rain King
57
Saul Bellow
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch
58
William S. Burroughs
Butcher's Crossing (John Williams)
Butcher's Crossing
59
John Williams
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run
60
John Updike
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
61
Harper Lee
The Violent Bear It Away (Flannery O'Connor)
The Violent Bear It Away
62
Flannery O'Connor
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
63
Joseph Heller
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer
64
Walker Percy
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert a Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
65
Robert a Heinlein
Another Country
Another Country
66
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
67
Ken Kesey
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
68
Shirley Jackson
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
69
Sylvia Plath
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
70
Kurt Vonnegut
V (Thomas Pynchon)
V
71
Thomas Pynchon
Last Exit to Brooklyn (Hubert Selby Jr)
Last Exit to Brooklyn
72
Hubert Selby Jr
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
73
Frank Herbert
Stoner (John Williams)
Stoner
74
John Williams
The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
The Crying of Lot 49
75
Thomas Pynchon
Hard Rain Falling (Don Carpenter)
Hard Rain Falling
76
Don Carpenter
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
77
Robert A. Heinlein
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
78
Philip K. Dick
The Gospel Singer (Harry Crews)
The Gospel Singer
79
Harry Crews
Fat City (Leonard Gardner)
Fat City
80
Leonard Gardner
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