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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)
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Advise and Consent (Allen Drury)
Advise and Consent (Allen Drury)
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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)
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
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American Dirt (Jeanine Cummins)
American Dirt (Jeanine Cummins)
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American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
American Gods (Neil Gaiman)
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American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
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Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
An American Marriage (Tayari Jones)
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An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
An American Tragedy (Theodore Dreiser)
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Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
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Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
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The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
18
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
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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)
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The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
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Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
Blood Meridian (Cormac McCarthy)
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The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
The Bonfire of the Vanities (Tom Wolfe)
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The Bourne Trilogy (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Trilogy (Robert Ludlum)
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder)
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Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
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A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Walter Miller)
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Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
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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)
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
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Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact (Carl Sagan)
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The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
The Corrections (Jonathan Franzen)
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Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
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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)
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Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
Death Comes for the Archbishop (Willa Cather)
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Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)
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The Dice Man (Luke Rhinehart)
The Dice Man (Luke Rhinehart)
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Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune (Frank Herbert)
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