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Some American Novels of Which You Might Know - Page 4

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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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
121
Michael Chabon
The Art of Fielding (Chad Harbach)
The Art of Fielding
122
Chad Harbach
The Blacker the Berry (Wallace Thurman)
The Blacker the Berry
123
Wallace Thurman
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek (Kim Michele Richardson)
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
124
Kim Michele Richardson
The Boston Girl (Anita Diamant)
The Boston Girl
125
Anita Diamant
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Diaz)
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
126
Junot Diaz
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
127
Jack London
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
128
J.D. Salinger
The Celestine Prophecy (James Redfield)
The Celestine Prophecy
129
James Redfield
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Jean M. Auel)
The Clan of the Cave Bear
130
Jean M. Auel
The Cold Dish (Craig Johnson)
The Cold Dish
131
Craig Johnson
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
132
Alice Walker
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
133
Jonathan Franzen
The Couple Next Door (Shari Lapena)
The Couple Next Door
134
Shari Lapena
The Eye of the World (Robert Jordan)
The Eye of the World
135
Robert Jordan
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
136
John Green
The Firm (John Grisham)
The Firm
137
John Grisham
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Mitch Albom)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
138
Mitch Albom
The Flight Attendant (Chris Bohjalian)
The Flight Attendant
139
Chris Bohjalian
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
140
Ayn Rand
The Girls (Emma Cline)
The Girls
141
Emma Cline
The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)
The Goldfinch
142
Donna Tartt
The Good Girl (Mary Kubica)
The Good Girl
143
Mary Kubica
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
144
John Steinbeck
The Gray Man (Mark Greaney)
The Gray Man
145
Mark Greaney
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
146
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Greatest Salesman in the World
The Greatest Salesman in the World
147
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
148
Shirley Jackson
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
149
Carson McCullers
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store (James McBride)
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
150
James McBride
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
151
Kathryn Stockett
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Tj Klune)
The House in the Cerulean Sea
152
Tj Klune
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
153
Sandra Cisneros
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
154
Suzanne Collins
The Hunt for Red October (Tom Clancy)
The Hunt for Red October
155
Tom Clancy
The Illustrated Man (Ray Bradbury)
The Illustrated Man
156
Ray Bradbury
The Innocent (David Baldacci)
The Innocent
157
David Baldacci
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (V.E. Schwab)
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
158
V.E. Schwab
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
159
Upton Sinclair
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
160
James Fenimore Cooper
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