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The 101 Greatest American Novels (Ranker)

"The list asks the question, 'What is the best American novel?' American novels can represent the spirit of the age in the United States during the time it was written or the time it was set in. The American novel is written by those who are knowledgeable about the state, culture and even the perspective of those during that time. Some of these best American novels may have also been on the reading curriculum in school." - ranker.com
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1
Mark Twain
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
2
Harper Lee
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
3
John Steinbeck
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
4
John Steinbeck
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
5
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Moby-Dick; Or, the Whale (Herman Melville)
Moby-Dick; Or, the Whale
6
Herman Melville
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
7
Mark Twain
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
8
John Steinbeck
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
9
Ray Bradbury
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea
10
Ernest Hemingway
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
11
Ken Kesey
The Catcher in the Rye (J. D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
12
J. D. Salinger
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
13
Joseph Heller
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
14
Jack London
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
Slaughterhouse-Five
15
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
16
Nathaniel Hawthorne
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
17
Ernest Hemingway
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
18
Larry McMurtry
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises
19
Ernest Hemingway
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
20
Louisa May Alcott
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
21
Margaret Mitchell
White Fang (Jack London)
White Fang
22
Jack London
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
23
Ernest Hemingway
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
24
Wilson Rawls
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
25
Ralph Ellison
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
26
S. E. Hinton
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
27
James Fenimore Cooper
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage
28
Stephen Crane
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
29
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
30
Upton Sinclair
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
31
John Steinbeck
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
32
Betty Smith
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
33
William Faulkner
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
34
William Faulkner
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
35
Alice Walker
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
36
Shirley Jackson
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
37
Edith Wharton
The Prince and the Pauper (Mark Twain)
The Prince and the Pauper
38
Mark Twain
The House of the Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The House of the Seven Gables
39
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
40
Washington Irving
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