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Great American Novels - Page 2

Hopefully this list will partially appease those who think there is too much repetition of the same old books. Any opinions about the less well-known books?
Notes: The books are not ranked. Only one book per author.
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Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
41
Toni Morrison
A Gate at the Stairs (Lorrie Moore)
A Gate at the Stairs
42
Lorrie Moore
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
43
Vladimir Nabokov
Them (Joyce Carol Oates)
Them
44
Joyce Carol Oates
Going After Cacciato (Tim O'Brien)
Going After Cacciato
45
Tim O'Brien
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood
46
Flannery O'Connor
State of Wonder (Ann Patchett)
State of Wonder
47
Ann Patchett
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer
48
Walker Percy
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
49
Sylvia Plath
Cabot Wright Begins (James Purdy)
Cabot Wright Begins
50
James Purdy
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
51
Thomas Pynchon
Housekeeping (Marilynne Robinson)
Housekeeping
52
Marilynne Robinson
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
53
J.D. Salinger
Ceremony (Leslie Marmon Silko)
Ceremony
54
Leslie Marmon Silko
A Hall of Mirrors (Robert Stone)
A Hall of Mirrors
55
Robert Stone
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
56
William Styron
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
57
Donna Tartt
The Fathers (Allan Tate)
The Fathers
58
Allan Tate
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
59
John Kennedy Toole
You Bright and Risen Angels (William T. Vollmann)
You Bright and Risen Angels
60
William T. Vollmann
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
61
Alice Walker
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
62
David Foster Wallace
The Optimist's Daughter (Eudora Welty)
The Optimist's Daughter
63
Eudora Welty
The Day of the Locust (Nathanael West)
The Day of the Locust
64
Nathanael West
The House of Mirth (Edith Wharton)
The House of Mirth
65
Edith Wharton
The Intuitionist (Colson Whitehead)
The Intuitionist
66
Colson Whitehead
Sinai Tapestry (Edward Whittemore)
Sinai Tapestry
67
Edward Whittemore
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
68
Richard Yates
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