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Reading in Retirement: Classics of American Fiction - Page 4

Defining "Classic" is dicey at best, and I probably have outraged some of my fellow English teachers with some of my choices. Oh well. Anyway, I've used the term in its widest possible meaning: Literary merit, cultural diversity and importance, representation of era, genre and style, and sustained popularity. I could have kept going, but I thought 180 works were enough. I've limited the list to fiction; poetry, drama, essays, and memoirs should get their own lists.
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The Octopus (Norris)
The Octopus
121
Norris
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
122
John Steinbeck
The Old Man and the (Hemingway)
The Old Man and The
123
Hemingway
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
124
Jack Kerouac
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
125
Kesey
The Outcasts of Poker Flats (Harte)
The Outcasts of Poker Flats
126
Harte
The Ox-Bow Incident (Walter Van Tilburg Clark)
The Ox-Bow Incident
127
Walter Van Tilburg Clark
The Past Through Tomorrow (Heinlein)
The Past Through Tomorrow
128
Heinlein
Phantom Lady (Irish)
Phantom Lady
129
Irish
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America
130
Philip Roth
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
131
Philip Roth
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
132
Robert Bloch
The Rabbit Novels, Volume Two (John Updike)
The Rabbit Novels, Volume Two
133
John Updike
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
134
E.L. Doctorow
Raymond Carver: Collected Stories (Raymond Carver)
Raymond Carver: Collected Stories
135
Raymond Carver
The Red Badge of Courage (Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
136
Crane
Revolt in 2100 (Heinlein)
Revolt in 2100
137
Heinlein
Revolutionary Road (Richard Yates)
Revolutionary Road
138
Richard Yates
Ride the Pink Horse (Hughes)
Ride the Pink Horse
139
Hughes
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
140
Cormac McCarthy
The Scarlet Letter (Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
141
Hawthorne
The Searchers (Lemay)
The Searchers
142
Lemay
Seize the Day (Saul Bellow)
Seize the Day
143
Saul Bellow
A Seperate Peace (Knowles)
A Seperate Peace
144
Knowles
The Sea Wolf (Jack London)
The Sea Wolf
145
Jack London
Shane (Schaefer)
Shane
146
Schaefer
Shiloh (Shelby Foote)
Shiloh
147
Shelby Foote
The Shining (King)
The Shining
148
King
Shoot the Piano Player (David Goodis)
Shoot the Piano Player
149
David Goodis
The Sirens of Titan (Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
150
Vonnegut
Sister Carrie (Theodore Dreiser)
Sister Carrie
151
Theodore Dreiser
The Sketch Book for the Artist (Sarah Simblet)
The Sketch Book for the Artist
152
Sarah Simblet
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
Slaughterhouse-Five
153
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Slouching Towards Kalamazoo (Peter De Vries)
Slouching Towards Kalamazoo
154
Peter De Vries
The Snows of Kilimanjaro (Hemingway)
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
155
Hemingway
Something Wicked This Way Comes (Bradbury)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
156
Bradbury
Sometimes a Great Notion (Kesey)
Sometimes a Great Notion
157
Kesey
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon
158
Toni Morrison
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
159
William Faulkner
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
160
Stephen King
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