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The Great American Novels of the Last 100 Years

This list is in response to The Atlantic's recent list of their Great American Novels. I've already published a list of what I believe the Great American Novels are, but with no time limit. This list follows The Atlantic's criteria that the books must have been published within the last 100 years. I have 136 novels in this list, just like The Atlantic's list, but the one rule I imposed on myself, which The Atlantic didn't, is to allow an author only one entry on the list. I'm sure many will disagree with some of my choices, but that's the great thing about reading. Enjoy!
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
1
Arthur C. Clarke
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
2
Anne Tyler
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
3
Saul Bellow
Advise and Consent (Allen Drury)
Advise and Consent
4
Allen Drury
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
5
Robert Penn Warren
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
6
Anthony Doerr
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
7
Michael Chabon
American Dirt (Jeanine Cummins)
American Dirt
8
Jeanine Cummins
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
9
Neil Gaiman
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
10
Bret Easton Ellis
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
11
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
12
Tayari Jones
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
13
Theodore Dreiser
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
14
Wallace Stegner
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
15
Judy Blume
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
16
Ayn Rand
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
17
Sylvia Plath
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
18
Toni Morrison
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
19
Raymond Chandler
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
20
Ben Fountain
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
21
James Ellroy
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
22
Cormac McCarthy
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
23
Tom Wolfe
The Bourne Trilogy (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Trilogy
24
Robert Ludlum
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
25
Thornton Wilder
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
26
André Aciman
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
27
Walter Miller
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
28
Joseph Heller
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
29
J.D. Salinger
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
30
Charles Frazier
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
31
Alice Walker
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
32
Carl Sagan
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
33
Jonathan Franzen
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
Cryptonomicon
34
Neal Stephenson
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
35
Mark Haddon
Dancer From the Dance (Andrew Holleran)
Dancer From the Dance
36
Andrew Holleran
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
37
Willa Cather
Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
Demon Copperhead
38
Barbara Kingsolver
The Dice Man (Luke Rhinehart)
The Dice Man
39
Luke Rhinehart
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
40
Frank Herbert
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