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Best American Novels

While many of your favourites appear in this challenge, there are also many books which typically do not feature on a list of best American novels. Do you agree with these choices?
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Reservation Blues (Sherman Alexie)
Reservation Blues (Sherman Alexie)
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The New York Trilogy (Paul Auster)
The New York Trilogy (Paul Auster)
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Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
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The Sot-Weed Factor (John Barth)
The Sot-Weed Factor (John Barth)
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Herzog (Saul Bellow)
Herzog (Saul Bellow)
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The Sheltering Sky (Paul Bowles)
The Sheltering Sky (Paul Bowles)
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Generation Without Farewell (Kay Boyle)
Generation Without Farewell (Kay Boyle)
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The Gallery (John Horne Burns)
The Gallery (John Horne Burns)
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Tobacco Road (Erskine Caldwell)
Tobacco Road (Erskine Caldwell)
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The Song of the Lark (Willa Cather)
The Song of the Lark (Willa Cather)
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The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
The Awakening (Kate Chopin)
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The Public Burning (Robert Coover)
The Public Burning (Robert Coover)
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House of Leaves (Mark Danielewski)
House of Leaves (Mark Danielewski)
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Falling Man (Don Delillo)
Falling Man (Don Delillo)
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U.S.A. (John Dos Passos)
U.S.A. (John Dos Passos)
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Apostles of Light (Ellen Douglas)
Apostles of Light (Ellen Douglas)
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An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
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A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
A Visit From the Goon Squad (Jennifer Egan)
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
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The Studs Lonigan Trilogy (James T. Farrell)
The Studs Lonigan Trilogy (James T. Farrell)
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As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
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Death of the Fox (George Garrett)
Death of the Fox (George Garrett)
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The Tunnel (William H. Gass)
The Tunnel (William H. Gass)
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Life and Gabriella (Ellen Glasgow)
Life and Gabriella (Ellen Glasgow)
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The Women on the Porch (Caroline Gordon)
The Women on the Porch (Caroline Gordon)
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
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The Underground City (H.L. Humes)
The Underground City (H.L. Humes)
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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
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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 Kindly Ones (Jonathan Littell)
The Kindly Ones (Jonathan Littell)
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The Velvet Horn (Andrew Lytle)
The Velvet Horn (Andrew Lytle)
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The Natural (Bernard Malamud)
The Natural (Bernard Malamud)
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Suttree (Cormac McCarthy)
Suttree (Cormac McCarthy)
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The Group (Mary McCarthy)
The Group (Mary McCarthy)
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The Member of the Wedding (Carson McCullers)
The Member of the Wedding (Carson McCullers)
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Women and Men (Joseph McElroy)
Women and Men (Joseph McElroy)
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Loving Little Egypt (Thomas McMahon)
Loving Little Egypt (Thomas McMahon)
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Lost in the Forest (Sue Miller)
Lost in the Forest (Sue Miller)
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