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American Classics to Read

When I'm in the mood to read an American classic, these are just a few of the stand out books I'd reach for.
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Freedom (Jonathan Franzen)
Freedom
Jonathan Franzen
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East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
John Steinbeck
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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
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Herzog (Saul Bellow)
Herzog
Saul Bellow
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The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
Kathryn Stockett
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Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
John Steinbeck
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon
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Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle
Kurt Vonnegut
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The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan
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Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
Thomas Pynchon
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Giant (Edna Ferber)
Giant
Edna Ferber
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Little House on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)
Little House on the Prairie
Laura Ingalls Wilder
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The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
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A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
John Knowles
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The Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
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The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
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The Last Tycoon (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Last Tycoon
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Goodbye, Columbus (Philip Roth)
Goodbye, Columbus
Philip Roth
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The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
Anne Tyler
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A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway
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God's Little Acre (Erskine Caldwell)
God's Little Acre
Erskine Caldwell
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey
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The Dharma Bums (Jack Kerouac)
The Dharma Bums
Jack Kerouac
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