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The Great American Novels of the Last 100 Years - Page 2

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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East Goes West (Younghill Kang)
East Goes West
41
Younghill Kang
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
42
John Steinbeck
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
43
Richard Russo
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
44
Jonathan Safran Foer
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
45
William Peter Blatty
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
46
Ray Bradbury
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
47
Ernest Hemingway
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
48
Hunter S. Thompson
Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
Fear of Flying
49
Erica Jong
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
50
Chuck Palahniuk
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
51
Daniel Keyes
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
52
Marilynne Robinson
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
53
James Baldwin
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
54
Lois Lowry
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
55
Mario Puzo
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
56
Gillian Flynn
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
57
Margaret Mitchell
The Gormenghast Trilogy (Mervyn Peake)
The Gormenghast Trilogy
58
Mervyn Peake
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
59
Thomas Pynchon
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
60
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ham on Rye (Charles Bukowski)
Ham on Rye
61
Charles Bukowski
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
62
Angie Thomas
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
63
Carson McCullers
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
64
Kathryn Stockett
His Dark Materials Trilogy (Phillip Pullman)
His Dark Materials Trilogy
65
Phillip Pullman
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
66
Mark Z. Danielewski
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
67
Sandra Cisneros
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
68
David Foster Wallace
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
69
Ralph Ellison
It Can't Happen Here (Sinclair Lewis)
It Can't Happen Here
70
Sinclair Lewis
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
71
Amy Tan
JR (William Gaddis)
JR
72
William Gaddis
Junky (William S Burroughs)
Junky
73
William S Burroughs
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
74
Octavia Butler
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
75
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Lincoln Highway (Amor Towles)
The Lincoln Highway
76
Amor Towles
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
77
Hanya Yanagihara
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
78
Vladimir Nabokov
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
79
Larry McMurtry
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
80
Thomas Wolfe
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