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Some American Novels of Which You Might Know

The USA is celebrating its semiquincentennial (250th) anniversary this year. With all the pomp & circumstance, I thought I'd make a list of some of the more popular and better-recognized novels that the country has produced over the decades and centuries. I've tried to have a wide scope, and I hope I've sufficiently succeeded. Happy reading!
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28 Summers (Elin Hilderbrand)
28 Summers
1
Elin Hilderbrand
A Christmas Story (Jean Shepherd)
A Christmas Story
2
Jean Shepherd
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces
3
John Kennedy Toole
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
4
George R.R. Martin
A Head Full of Ghosts (Paul Tremblay)
A Head Full of Ghosts
5
Paul Tremblay
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
6
Hanya Yanagihara
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
7
John Irving
A River Runs Through It (Norman MacLean)
A River Runs Through It
8
Norman MacLean
A Time to Kill (John Grisham)
A Time to Kill
9
John Grisham
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
10
Betty Smith
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
11
Madeleine L'engle
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
12
William Faulkner
Alaska (James A. Michener)
Alaska
13
James A. Michener
All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
14
Martha Wells
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren, 1946)
All the King's Men
15
Robert Penn Warren, 1946
All the Pretty Horses (Cormac McCarthy)
All the Pretty Horses
16
Cormac McCarthy
American Assassin (Vince Flynn)
American Assassin
17
Vince Flynn
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
18
Philip Roth
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
19
Bret Easton Ellis
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
20
Tayari Jones
At Home in Mitford (Jan Karon)
At Home in Mitford
21
Jan Karon
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
22
Ayn Rand
Babbit (Sinclair Lewis)
Babbit
23
Sinclair Lewis
Because of Winn Dixie (Kate DiCamillo)
Because of Winn Dixie
24
Kate DiCamillo
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
25
Toni Morrison
Biography of X (Catherine Lacey)
Biography of X
26
Catherine Lacey
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
27
Josh Malerman
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
28
Cormac McCarthy
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
29
Truman Capote
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions
30
Kurt Vonnegut
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
31
Katherine Paterson
Bright Lights, Big City (Jay McInerney)
Bright Lights, Big City
32
Jay McInerney
Brown Girl Dreaming (Jacqueline Woodson)
Brown Girl Dreaming
33
Jacqueline Woodson
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
34
Joseph Heller
Charlotte's Web (1952)
Charlotte's Web
35
1952
Cinder (Marissa Meyer)
Cinder
36
Marissa Meyer
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
37
David Mitchell
Dear Mr. Henshaw (Beverly Cleary)
Dear Mr. Henshaw
38
Beverly Cleary
Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
Demon Copperhead
39
Barbara Kingsolver
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
40
Veronica Roth
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