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The Great American Novel - Page 2

Books that should all qualify as candidates for the Great American Novel. Many years, many regions, many amazing choices. These are 50 of my favorites. Which ones resonate most with you? Which ones have I left off? How many have you read?
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Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
41
John Steinbeck
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
42
Ray Bradbury
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
43
Upton Sinclair
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
44
Tim O'Brien
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
45
Jeffrey Eugenides
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
46
John Steinbeck
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
47
E.B. White
Dandelion Wine (Ray Bradbury)
Dandelion Wine
48
Ray Bradbury
An American Tragedy, by Theodore Dreiser
An American Tragedy, by Theodore Dreiser
49
The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington
The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington
50
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