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100 Must-Read American Novels

All books listed here are from the Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide by Nick Rennison & Ed Wood. The title is a bit misleading as there are several short story collections listed. However, it is an excellent way to get a feel for the diversity of American literature. From Poe to Foer, you can't go wrong. I only listed the books with separate entries as about every title is followed by a few others by the same writer, & a few more on the same theme.There are also a dozen theme lists scattered throughout the book. Have fun & stay tuned for more lists from this series.
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A Death in the Family (James Agee)
A Death in the Family (James Agee)
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Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
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The New York Trilogy (Paul Auster)
The New York Trilogy (Paul Auster)
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Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
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The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
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Little Big Man (Thomas Berger)
Little Big Man (Thomas Berger)
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Are You There God It's Me Margaret
Are You There God It's Me Margaret
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World's End
World's End
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Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
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Ham on Rye (Charles Bukowski)
Ham on Rye (Charles Bukowski)
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Naked Lunch, by William S. Burroughs
Naked Lunch, by William S. Burroughs
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Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Raymond Carver)
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Raymond Carver)
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My Antonia
My Antonia
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
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The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
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The Wapshot Chronicle
The Wapshot Chronicle
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The Awakening
The Awakening
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Last of the Mohicans
Last of the Mohicans
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The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
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Underworld (Don Delillo)
Underworld (Don Delillo)
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The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
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Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
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Manhattan Transfer
Manhattan Transfer
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An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy
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You Shall Know Our Velocity
You Shall Know Our Velocity
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American Psycho
American Psycho
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
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The Black Dahlia
The Black Dahlia
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Love Medicine
Love Medicine
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The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides
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The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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Everything Is Illuminated
Everything Is Illuminated
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The Sportswriter
The Sportswriter
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The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
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Neuromancer
Neuromancer
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The Glass Key
The Glass Key
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The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
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