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One Hundred Best American Novels - Page 3

The source of this list is "One Hundred Best American Novels, 1770 to 1985 (a Draft): A reading enthusiast's list" (David Handlin, August, 2014). This is the first of a pair of challenges derived from articles published in "The American Scholar".
The first 10 novels are those that Handlin likes the best. The remaining 90 novels are grouped by author. Refer to the source article at the link for the same list ordered by date. In his article, Handlin discusses his choices at some length.
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Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder)
83
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
Song of Solomon (Toni Morrison)
84
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
85
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
86
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
87
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
88
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
89
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
90
My Ántonia (Willa Cather)
My Ántonia (Willa Cather)
91
Shadows on the Rock (Willa Cather)
Shadows on the Rock (Willa Cather)
92
A Hazard of New Fortunes (William Dean Howells)
A Hazard of New Fortunes (William Dean Howells)
93
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
94
Light in August (William Faulkner)
Light in August (William Faulkner)
95
The Reivers (William Faulkner)
The Reivers (William Faulkner)
96
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
97
The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
The Recognitions (William Gaddis)
98
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
99
The Confessions of Nat Turner (William Styron)
The Confessions of Nat Turner (William Styron)
100
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
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