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Some American Novels of Which You Might Know - Page 2

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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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
41
Philip K. Dick
Double Indemnity (James M. Cain)
Double Indemnity
42
James M. Cain
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
43
Frank Herbert
Dungeon Crawler Carl (Matt Dinniman)
Dungeon Crawler Carl
44
Matt Dinniman
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
45
John Steinbeck
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
46
Richard Russo
Enders Game (Orson Scott Card)
Enders Game
47
Orson Scott Card
Epitaph (Mary Doria Russel)
Epitaph
48
Mary Doria Russel
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
49
Jonathan Safran Foer
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
50
Ray Bradbury
Fat City (Leonard Gardner)
Fat City
51
Leonard Gardner
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
52
Hunter S. Thompson
Foundation (Isaac Asimov)
Foundation
53
Isaac Asimov
Free Food for Millionaires (Min Jin Lee)
Free Food for Millionaires
54
Min Jin Lee
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
55
Fannie Flagg
Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
56
Peter Straub
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
57
Marilynne Robinson
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
58
Gillian Flynn
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
59
Margaret Mitchell
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
60
Gary Paulsen
Hawaii (James. A. Michener)
Hawaii
61
James. A. Michener
Hondo (Louis L'amour)
Hondo
62
Louis L'amour
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (Jamie Ford)
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
63
Jamie Ford
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
64
Richard Matheson
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
65
Isaac Asimov
If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)
If Beale Street Could Talk
66
James Baldwin
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
67
David Foster Wallace
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
68
Anne Rice
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Jack Finney)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
69
Jack Finney
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
70
Ralph Ellison
Ironweed (William Kennedy)
Ironweed
71
William Kennedy
It (Stephen King)
It
72
Stephen King
It Ends With Us (Colleen Hoover)
It Ends With Us
73
Colleen Hoover
James (Percival Everett)
James
74
Percival Everett
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (Richard Bach)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
75
Richard Bach
Killing Floor (Lee Child)
Killing Floor
76
Lee Child
Let the Great World Spin (Colum McCann)
Let the Great World Spin
77
Colum McCann
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
78
George Saunders
Little Fires Everywhere (Celeste Ng)
Little Fires Everywhere
79
Celeste Ng
Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
80
Laura Ingalls Wilder
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