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The Bibliophile's List of the Great American Novels - Page 2

This list is in response to The Atlantic's recent list of their Great American Novels. While I love any publication focusing on literature and respect their opinions, I certainly have a number of disagreements with their list, and so I've sought to develop my own list. I'll actually be making two lists - one based on their strict rule of all books being published within the last 100 years, and another, namely this one, thinking that's ridiculous (how can you exclude classics like Moby-Dick, Uncle Tom's Cabin or Little Women?) and thus having no time limit on their publication. I have 136 novels in chronological order, just like The Atlantic's list, but the one rule I imposed on myself, which The Atlantic didn't, is to allow an author only one entry on the list. I'm sure many will disagree with some of my choices, but that's the great thing about reading. Enjoy!
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Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
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Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
43
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
44
Advise and Consent (Allen Drury)
Advise and Consent (Allen Drury)
45
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
46
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
47
To Kill a Mocking Bird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mocking Bird (Harper Lee)
48
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
49
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
50
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
51
A Single Man (Christopher Isherwood)
A Single Man (Christopher Isherwood)
52
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
53
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
54
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
55
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
56
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune (Frank Herbert)
57
Stoner (John Williams)
Stoner (John Williams)
58
Valley of the Dolls (Jacqueline Susann)
Valley of the Dolls (Jacqueline Susann)
59
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
60
The Gormenghast Trilogy (Mervyn Peake)
The Gormenghast Trilogy (Mervyn Peake)
61
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
62
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
63
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
64
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
65
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
66
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
67
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
68
The Dice Man (Luke Rhinehart)
The Dice Man (Luke Rhinehart)
69
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
70
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
71
Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
72
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
73
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
74
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
75
Ordinary People (Judith Guest)
Ordinary People (Judith Guest)
76
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots (Alex Haley)
77
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining (Stephen King)
78
Dancer From the Dance (Andrew Holleran)
Dancer From the Dance (Andrew Holleran)
79
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
80
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
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