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Great American Novels 1924-2024 - A Response to the Atlantic - Page 3

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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Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
82
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
83
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
84
Deliverance (James Dickey)
Deliverance (James Dickey)
85
The Other (Thomas Tryon)
The Other (Thomas Tryon)
86
Child of God (Cormac McCarthy)
Child of God (Cormac McCarthy)
87
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
88
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
Breakfast of Champions (Kurt Vonnegut)
89
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
90
JR (William Gaddis)
JR (William Gaddis)
91
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
92
A Feast of Snakes (Harry Crews)
A Feast of Snakes (Harry Crews)
93
Falconer (John Cheever)
Falconer (John Cheever)
94
A Scanner Darkly (Philip K. Dick)
A Scanner Darkly (Philip K. Dick)
95
Dancer From the Dance (Andrew Holleran)
Dancer From the Dance (Andrew Holleran)
96
Lancelot (Walker Percy)
Lancelot (Walker Percy)
97
Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
98
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
Kindred (Octavia E. Butler)
99
The Executioner's Song (Norman Mailer)
The Executioner's Song (Norman Mailer)
100
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)
101
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
102
Mrs. Caliban (Rachel Ingalls)
Mrs. Caliban (Rachel Ingalls)
103
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
104
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
105
Carpenter's Gothic (William Gaddis)
Carpenter's Gothic (William Gaddis)
106
Ironweed (William Kennedy)
Ironweed (William Kennedy)
107
White Noise (Don Delillo)
White Noise (Don Delillo)
108
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
109
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
110
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
111
LA Confidential (James Ellroy)
LA Confidential (James Ellroy)
112
Vineland (Thomas Pynchon)
Vineland (Thomas Pynchon)
113
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
114
The Secret History
The Secret History
115
Stone Butch Blues (Leslie Feinberg)
Stone Butch Blues (Leslie Feinberg)
116
A Frolic of His Own (William Gaddis)
A Frolic of His Own (William Gaddis)
117
The Tunnel (William Gass)
The Tunnel (William Gass)
118
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
119
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
120
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
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