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Favorite American Fiction

I've read all of these. Some more than once! These are books that made me love reading. Some are difficult. And some are easy.
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The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
Anne Tyler
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The Alienist
The Alienist
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All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
Robert Penn Warren
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An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
Theodore Dreiser
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Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
Wallace Stegner
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The Art of Fielding
The Art of Fielding
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As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
William Faulkner
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Babbit (Sinclair Lewis)
Babbit
Sinclair Lewis
9
Beach Music (Pat Conroy)
Beach Music
Pat Conroy
10
The Beautiful and the Damned (Fitzgerald, F. Scott)
The Beautiful and the Damned
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
11
Bel Canto (Ann Patchett)
Bel Canto
Ann Patchett
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Billy Budd (Herman Melville)
Billy Budd
Herman Melville
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The Bonesetter's Daughter
The Bonesetter's Daughter
14
The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities
15
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Truman Capote
16
Burr (Gore Vidal)
Burr
Gore Vidal
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The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
The Caine Mutiny
Herman Wouk
18
Call of the Wild (Jack London)
Call of the Wild
Jack London
19
The Cardinal of the Kremlin (Tom Clancy)
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
Tom Clancy
20
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
21
Cats Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cats Cradle
kurt vonnegut
22
Centennial (James A. Michener)
Centennial
James A. Michener
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Chimera
Chimera
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The Chosen (Chaim Potok)
The Chosen
Chaim Potok
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Clear and Present Danger
Clear and Present Danger
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The Confessions of Nat Turner (William Styron)
The Confessions of Nat Turner
William Styron
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (Mark Twain)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Mark Twain
28
Driftless (David Rhodes)
Driftless
David Rhodes
29
The Dutch House (Ann Patchett)
The Dutch House
Ann Patchett
30
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
John Steinbeck
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A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway
32
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
J.D. Salinger
33
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity
34
A Good Man Is Hard to Find (Flannery O'Connor)
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
Flannery O'Connor
35
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
36
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
37
The Great Santini (Pat Conroy)
The Great Santini
Pat Conroy
38
Hawaii (James. A. Michener)
Hawaii
James. A. Michener
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
40
Henderson the Rain King
Henderson the Rain King
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