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Great American Novels 1924-2024 - A Response to the Atlantic - Page 3

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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Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
81
Philip Roth
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
82
Kurt Vonnegut
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
83
Toni Morrison
Deliverance (James Dickey)
Deliverance
84
James Dickey
The Other (Thomas Tryon)
The Other
85
Thomas Tryon
Child of God (Cormac McCarthy)
Child of God
86
Cormac McCarthy
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
87
Thomas Pynchon
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
88
Kurt Vonnegut
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
89
William Goldman
JR (William Gaddis)
JR
90
William Gaddis
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
91
E.L. Doctorow
A Feast of Snakes (Harry Crews)
A Feast of Snakes
92
Harry Crews
Falconer (John Cheever)
Falconer
93
John Cheever
A Scanner Darkly (Philip K. Dick)
A Scanner Darkly
94
Philip K. Dick
Dancer From the Dance (Andrew Holleran)
Dancer From the Dance
95
Andrew Holleran
Lancelot (Walker Percy)
Lancelot
96
Walker Percy
Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Requiem for a Dream
97
Hubert Selby Jr.
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred
98
Octavia E. Butler
The Executioner's Song (Norman Mailer)
The Executioner's Song
99
Norman Mailer
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
100
John Kennedy Toole
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
101
Alice Walker
Mrs. Caliban (Rachel Ingalls)
Mrs. Caliban
102
Rachel Ingalls
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
103
William Gibson
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
104
Cormac McCarthy
Carpenter's Gothic (William Gaddis)
Carpenter's Gothic
105
William Gaddis
Ironweed (William Kennedy)
Ironweed
106
William Kennedy
White Noise (Don Delillo)
White Noise
107
Don Delillo
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
108
Toni Morrison
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
109
Tom Wolfe
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
110
Katherine Dunn
LA Confidential (James Ellroy)
LA Confidential
111
James Ellroy
Vineland (Thomas Pynchon)
Vineland
112
Thomas Pynchon
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
113
Bret Easton Ellis
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
114
Donna Tartt
Stone Butch Blues (Leslie Feinberg)
Stone Butch Blues
115
Leslie Feinberg
A Frolic of His Own (William Gaddis)
A Frolic of His Own
116
William Gaddis
The Tunnel (William Gass)
The Tunnel
117
William Gass
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
118
Chuck Palahniuk
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
119
David Foster Wallace
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
120
Philip Roth
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