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Great American Novels 1924-2024 - A Response to the Atlantic - Page 2

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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Other Voices, Other Rooms (Truman Capote)
Other Voices, Other Rooms (Truman Capote)
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Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
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The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
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The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
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East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
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Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
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Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
Wise Blood (Flannery O'Connor)
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The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
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Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
Go Tell It on the Mountain (James Baldwin)
50
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
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The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
52
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Talented Mr. Ripley
53
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
54
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
55
Warlock (Oakley Hall)
Warlock (Oakley Hall)
56
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
57
Henderson the Rain King (Saul Bellow)
Henderson the Rain King (Saul Bellow)
58
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
Naked Lunch (William S. Burroughs)
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Butcher's Crossing (John Williams)
Butcher's Crossing (John Williams)
60
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
61
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
62
The Violent Bear It Away (Flannery O'Connor)
The Violent Bear It Away (Flannery O'Connor)
63
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
64
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
65
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert a Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert a Heinlein)
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Another Country
Another Country
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
68
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
69
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
70
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
Cat's Cradle (Kurt Vonnegut)
71
V (Thomas Pynchon)
V (Thomas Pynchon)
72
Last Exit to Brooklyn (Hubert Selby Jr)
Last Exit to Brooklyn (Hubert Selby Jr)
73
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune (Frank Herbert)
74
Stoner (John Williams)
Stoner (John Williams)
75
The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
The Crying of Lot 49 (Thomas Pynchon)
76
Hard Rain Falling (Don Carpenter)
Hard Rain Falling (Don Carpenter)
77
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
78
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
79
The Gospel Singer (Harry Crews)
The Gospel Singer (Harry Crews)
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Fat City (Leonard Gardner)
Fat City (Leonard Gardner)
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