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The Greatest American Novels of the 20th Century as Interpreted by Goodreads Voters - Page 2

"Interpreted" because the people who voted on this list which I created decided to expand the definition of all three qualifications -- George Orwell apparently was a closet American, the 20th Century lasted well past the year 2000, and true crime books now qualify as fiction. Most impressive were the voters who violated more than one rule and added memoirs published in 2006. Still, some people voted for unfamiliar but intriguing titles, and that's what it's all about, right?
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Rabbit Is Rich (John Updike)
Rabbit Is Rich
41
John Updike
The Song of the Lark
The Song of the Lark
42
A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)
A Thousand Acres
43
Jane Smiley
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
44
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
45
Margaret Mitchell
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
46
J.D. Salinger
And the Earth Did Not Devour Him (Tomas Rivera)
And the Earth Did Not Devour Him
47
Tomas Rivera
Coop: A Year of Poultry, Pigs and Parenting (Michael Perry)
Coop: A Year of Poultry, Pigs and Parenting
48
Michael Perry
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
49
Ursula K. Le Guin
Carry Me Like Water (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Carry Me Like Water
50
Benjamin Alire Saenz
Truck: A Love Story (Michael Perry)
Truck: A Love Story
51
Michael Perry
Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night
52
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Intuitionist
The Intuitionist
53
Population 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time (Michael Perry)
Population 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time
54
Michael Perry
Post Office
Post Office
55
Plum Bun
Plum Bun
56
Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry
57
No-No Boy (John Okada)
No-No Boy
58
John Okada
Maniac Magee (Jerry Spinelli)
Maniac Magee
59
Jerry Spinelli
Ozma of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
Ozma of Oz
60
L. Frank Baum
Summer
Summer
61
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
62
Nella Larsen
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
63
Betty Smith
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
64
Octavia Butler
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
65
Amy Tan
Company K
Company K
66
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (Patricia A. McKillip)
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
67
Patricia A. McKillip
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
68
Edith Wharton
42nd Street - 42nd Street
42nd Street - 42nd Street
69
The Great Santini (Pat Conroy)
The Great Santini
70
Pat Conroy
Stranger in My Grave
Stranger in My Grave
71
The Prince of Tides, by Pat Conroy
The Prince of Tides, by Pat Conroy
72
The Home-Maker (Dorothy Canfield Fisher)
The Home-Maker
73
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
74
Tom Wolfe
Laura
Laura
75
The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
The Human Stain
76
Philip Roth
Native Tongue (Suzette Haden Elgin)
Native Tongue
77
Suzette Haden Elgin
The Onion Field (Joseph Wambaugh)
The Onion Field
78
Joseph Wambaugh
The Custom of the Country (Edith Wharton)
The Custom of the Country
79
Edith Wharton
Maud Martha (Gwendolyn Brooks)
Maud Martha
80
Gwendolyn Brooks
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