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The 101 Greatest American Novels (Ranker)

"The list asks the question, 'What is the best American novel?' American novels can represent the spirit of the age in the United States during the time it was written or the time it was set in. The American novel is written by those who are knowledgeable about the state, culture and even the perspective of those during that time. Some of these best American novels may have also been on the reading curriculum in school." - ranker.com
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
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The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
4
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
5
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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Moby-Dick; Or, the Whale (Herman Melville)
Moby-Dick; Or, the Whale (Herman Melville)
7
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
8
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
9
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
10
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
The Old Man and the Sea (Ernest Hemingway)
11
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
12
The Catcher in the Rye (J. D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye (J. D. Salinger)
13
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
14
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
15
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
16
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
17
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
18
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
19
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
20
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
21
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
22
White Fang (Jack London)
White Fang (Jack London)
23
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ernest Hemingway)
24
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
25
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
26
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
27
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
28
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane)
29
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
30
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
31
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
32
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
33
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
34
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
35
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
36
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
37
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
38
The Prince and the Pauper (Mark Twain)
The Prince and the Pauper (Mark Twain)
39
The House of the Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The House of the Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
40
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
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