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One Hundred Best American Novels - Page 3

The source of this list is "One Hundred Best American Novels, 1770 to 1985 (a Draft): A reading enthusiast's list" (David Handlin, August, 2014). This is the first of a pair of challenges derived from articles published in "The American Scholar".
The first 10 novels are those that Handlin likes the best. The remaining 90 novels are grouped by author. Refer to the source article at the link for the same list ordered by date. In his article, Handlin discusses his choices at some length.
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Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
81
Thomas Pynchon
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
82
Thornton Wilder
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
83
Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
84
Toni Morrison
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
85
Vladimir Nabokov
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
86
Vladimir Nabokov
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer
87
Walker Percy
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
88
Wallace Stegner
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers!
89
Willa Cather
My Ántonia (Willa Cather)
My Ántonia
90
Willa Cather
Shadows on the Rock (Willa Cather)
Shadows on the Rock
91
Willa Cather
A Hazard of New Fortunes (William Dean Howells)
A Hazard of New Fortunes
92
William Dean Howells
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
93
William Faulkner
Light in August (William Faulkner)
Light in August
94
William Faulkner
The Reivers (William Faulkner)
The Reivers
95
William Faulkner
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
96
William Faulkner
The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
The Recognitions
97
William Gaddis
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
98
William Gibson
The Confessions of Nat Turner (William Styron)
The Confessions of Nat Turner
99
William Styron
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
100
Zora Neale Hurston
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