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The Great American Novels of the Last 100 Years - Page 3

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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Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine
81
Louise Erdrich
The Making of Americans (Gertrude Stein)
The Making of Americans
82
Gertrude Stein
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
83
Philip K. Dick
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
84
Andy Weir
Maus: A Survivor's Tale (1986) (Art Spiegleman)
Maus: A Survivor's Tale (1986)
85
Art Spiegleman
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
86
Arthur Golden
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
87
Jeffrey Eugenides
A Million Little Pieces (James Frey)
A Million Little Pieces
88
James Frey
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer
89
Walker Percy
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
90
Richard Wright
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
91
William Gibson
The New York Trilogy (Paul Auster)
The New York Trilogy
92
Paul Auster
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
93
Colson Whitehead
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
94
Kristin Hannah
Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood
95
Djuna Barnes
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
96
Elizabeth Strout
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
97
Jack Kerouac
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
98
Ken Kesey
Ordinary People (Judith Guest)
Ordinary People
99
Judith Guest
The Overstory (Richard Powers)
The Overstory
100
Richard Powers
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
101
Nella Larsen
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
Play It as It Lays
102
Joan Didion
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
103
Philip Roth
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
104
John Irving
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
105
William Goldman
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run
106
John Updike
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
107
E.L. Doctorow
Real Americans (Rachel Khong)
Real Americans
108
Rachel Khong
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
109
Alex Haley
Runaway (Alice Munro)
Runaway
110
Alice Munro
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
111
Donna Tartt
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
112
Paul Beatty
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
113
John Knowles
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
114
Stephen King
The Shipping News (Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
115
Annie Proulx
A Single Man (Christopher Isherwood)
A Single Man
116
Christopher Isherwood
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
117
Kurt Vonnegut
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
118
William Styron
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
119
William Faulkner
The Sportswriter (Richard Ford)
The Sportswriter
120
Richard Ford
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