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Great American Novels 1924-2024 - A Response to the Atlantic

The Atlantic recently published a very flawed list of the best American novels from 1924 through 2024. This is an attempt to improve upon it.
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An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
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The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald, F. Scott)
The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald, F. Scott)
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The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
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Elmer Gantry (Sinclair Lewis)
Elmer Gantry (Sinclair Lewis)
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Oil! (Upton Sinclair)
Oil! (Upton Sinclair)
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A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms
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Look Homeward, Angel
Look Homeward, Angel
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Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing (Nella Larsen)
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The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
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The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
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As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
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Black No More (George S. Schuyler)
Black No More (George S. Schuyler)
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Sanctuary (William Faulkner)
Sanctuary (William Faulkner)
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Light in August (William Faulkner)
Light in August (William Faulkner)
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Tobacco Road (Erskine Caldwell)
Tobacco Road (Erskine Caldwell)
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The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
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Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
Tropic of Cancer (Henry Miller)
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Appointment in Samarra (John O'Hara)
Appointment in Samarra (John O'Hara)
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
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It Can't Happen Here (Sinclair Lewis)
It Can't Happen Here (Sinclair Lewis)
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Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
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Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
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Young Man With a Horn (Dorothy Baker)
Young Man With a Horn (Dorothy Baker)
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The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
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The Day of the Locusts (Nathaniel West)
The Day of the Locusts (Nathaniel West)
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The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
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Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun
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For Whom the Bell Tolls (Hemingway, Ernest)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Hemingway, Ernest)
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
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Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son (Richard Wright)
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You Can't Go Home Again
You Can't Go Home Again
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Mildred Pierce (James M. Cain)
Mildred Pierce (James M. Cain)
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Reflections in a Golden Eye (Carson McCullers)
Reflections in a Golden Eye (Carson McCullers)
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Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
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All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
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The Member of the Wedding
The Member of the Wedding
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Nightmare Alley (William Lindsay Gresham)
Nightmare Alley (William Lindsay Gresham)
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In a Lonely Place (Dorothy B. Hughes)
In a Lonely Place (Dorothy B. Hughes)
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The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
The Naked and the Dead (Norman Mailer)
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