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The Dream of the Great American Novel

In his book "The Dream of the Great American Novel" (2014), writer Lawrence Buell discusses the primary contenders for the title of the "Great American Novel". Which book do you think deserves that accolade?
BTW, this is another list used to compile the master list at thegreatestbooks.org.
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Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
1
William Faulkner
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
2
Saul Bellow
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
3
Philip Roth
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
4
Theodore Dreiser
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
5
Toni Morrison
The Custom of the Country (Edith Wharton)
The Custom of the Country
6
Edith Wharton
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
7
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
8
John Steinbeck
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
9
Thomas Pynchon
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
10
Margaret Mitchell
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
11
Mark Twain
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
12
Ralph Ellison
Moby-Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby-Dick
13
Herman Melville
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
14
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
15
Harriet Beecher Stowe
U.S.A. (John Dos Passos)
U.S.A.
16
John Dos Passos
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