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The Great American Novels of the Last 100 Years

This list is in response to The Atlantic's recent list of their Great American Novels. I've already published a list of what I believe the Great American Novels are, but with no time limit. This list follows The Atlantic's criteria that the books must have been published within the last 100 years. I have 136 novels in this list, 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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2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
Arthur C. Clarke
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The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
Anne Tyler
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The Adventures of Augie March (Saul Bellow)
The Adventures of Augie March
Saul Bellow
4
Advise and Consent (Allen Drury)
Advise and Consent
Allen Drury
5
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
Robert Penn Warren
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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr
7
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Michael Chabon
8
American Dirt (Jeanine Cummins)
American Dirt
Jeanine Cummins
9
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods
Neil Gaiman
10
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis
11
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
12
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage
Tayari Jones
13
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy
Theodore Dreiser
14
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose
Wallace Stegner
15
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Judy Blume
16
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
17
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
18
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
Toni Morrison
19
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler
20
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ben Fountain)
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Ben Fountain
21
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
James Ellroy
22
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian
Cormac McCarthy
23
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Tom Wolfe
24
The Bourne Trilogy (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Trilogy
Robert Ludlum
25
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Thornton Wilder
26
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
André Aciman
27
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Walter Miller
28
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
29
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
30
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
Charles Frazier
31
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
32
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
Carl Sagan
33
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections
Jonathan Franzen
34
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
Cryptonomicon
Neal Stephenson
35
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon
36
Dancer From the Dance (Andrew Holleran)
Dancer From the Dance
Andrew Holleran
37
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Willa Cather
38
Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver
39
The Dice Man (Luke Rhinehart)
The Dice Man
Luke Rhinehart
40
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
Frank Herbert
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