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An American Canon - Page 2

I have no academic qualifications, I've polled no one (except my wife and son), I'm just an American who likes to read and start arguments. So here you go.
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Empire Falls
Empire Falls
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Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome
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Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
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A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms
45
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher
46
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
John Green
47
Flowers in the Attic
Flowers in the Attic
48
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity
49
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls
50
Foundation
Foundation
51
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain
James Baldwin
52
The Godfather
The Godfather
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Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
54
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
55
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
Thomas Pynchon
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
57
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
58
Hunger Games
Hunger Games
59
The House of the Seven Gables
The House of the Seven Gables
60
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
61
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
62
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
David Foster Wallace
63
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
64
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
65
Junkie (William S. Burroughs)
Junkie
William S. Burroughs
66
Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
67
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Last Exit to Brooklyn
68
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
James Fenimore Cooper
69
Less Than Zero
Less Than Zero
70
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
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Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
72
Little House in the Big Woods
Little House in the Big Woods
73
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
74
Lonesome Dove
Lonesome Dove
75
Look Homeward, Angel
Look Homeward, Angel
76
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
Shirley Jackson
77
Main Street
Main Street
78
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
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The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love
80
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles
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