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Great, Good, Average and Bad "American" Novels

It takes a certain amount of, well, cojones to use the word "American" in your title. Philip Roth has done it twice. I rest my case.
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The American
The American
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American Appetites (Joyce Carol Oates)
American Appetites
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Joyce Carol Oates
American Assassin (Vince Flynn)
American Assassin
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Vince Flynn
American Boy (Larry Watson)
American Boy
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Larry Watson
The American Boy (Andrew Taylor)
The American Boy
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Andrew Taylor
American Dervish (Ayad Ashkar)
American Dervish
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Ayad Ashkar
American Blonde (Jennifer Niven)
American Blonde
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Jennifer Niven
An American Brat (Bapsi Sidwha)
An American Brat
8
Bapsi Sidwha
American Craftsmen (Tom Doyle)
American Craftsmen
9
Tom Doyle
American Desert (Percival Everett)
American Desert
10
Percival Everett
An American Dream
An American Dream
11
American Dreams (John Jakes)
American Dreams
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John Jakes
American Dream Machine (Matthew Specktor)
American Dream Machine
13
Matthew Specktor
An American Duchess (Sharon Page)
An American Duchess
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Sharon Page
American Elsewhere
American Elsewhere
15
American Genius (Lynne Tillman)
American Genius
16
Lynne Tillman
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
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Neil Gaiman
American Gothic
American Gothic
18
American Gothic (Robert Bloch)
American Gothic
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Robert Bloch
American Gypsy (Oksana Marafioti)
American Gypsy
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Oksana Marafioti
American Music (Jane Mendelsohn)
American Music
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Jane Mendelsohn
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
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Bret Easton Ellis
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
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Philip Roth
American Rust
American Rust
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American Pie (Michael Lee West)
American Pie
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Michael Lee West
American Salvage (Bonnie Jo Campbell)
American Salvage
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Bonnie Jo Campbell
American Skin (Don De Grazia)
American Skin
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Don De Grazia
An American Spy (Olen Steinhauer)
An American Spy
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Olen Steinhauer
American Star
American Star
29
American Studies (Mark Merlis)
American Studies
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Mark Merlis
American Subversive (David Goodwillie)
American Subversive
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David Goodwillie
American Tabloid (James Ellroy)
American Tabloid
32
James Ellroy
An American Tragedy, by Theodore Dreiser
An American Tragedy, by Theodore Dreiser
33
American Vampire
American Vampire
34
American Wife (Curtis Sittenfeld)
American Wife
35
Curtis Sittenfeld
American Woman
American Woman
36
American Woman (Robert Pobi)
American Woman
37
Robert Pobi
The Beautiful American (Jeanne MacKin)
The Beautiful American
38
Jeanne MacKin
The Great American Novel (Philip Roth)
The Great American Novel
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Philip Roth
How to Be an American Housewife (Margaret Dilloway)
How to Be an American Housewife
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Margaret Dilloway
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