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The Great American Novels of the Last 100 Years - Page 2

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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East Goes West (Younghill Kang)
East Goes West
Younghill Kang
42
East of Eden (John Steinbeck)
East of Eden
John Steinbeck
43
Empire Falls (Richard Russo)
Empire Falls
Richard Russo
44
Everything Is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Everything Is Illuminated
Jonathan Safran Foer
45
The Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
The Exorcist
William Peter Blatty
46
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
47
A Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
A Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway
48
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Hunter S. Thompson
49
Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
Fear of Flying
Erica Jong
50
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
Chuck Palahniuk
51
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes
52
Gilead (Marilynne Robinson)
Gilead
Marilynne Robinson
53
Giovanni's Room (James Baldwin)
Giovanni's Room
James Baldwin
54
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
Lois Lowry
55
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
Mario Puzo
56
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn
57
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
58
The Gormenghast Trilogy (Mervyn Peake)
The Gormenghast Trilogy
Mervyn Peake
59
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow
Thomas Pynchon
60
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
61
Ham on Rye (Charles Bukowski)
Ham on Rye
Charles Bukowski
62
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas
63
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers)
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Carson McCullers
64
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
Kathryn Stockett
65
His Dark Materials Trilogy (Phillip Pullman)
His Dark Materials Trilogy
Phillip Pullman
66
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
Mark Z. Danielewski
67
The House on Mango Street (Sandra Cisneros)
The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros
68
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest
David Foster Wallace
69
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
70
It Can't Happen Here (Sinclair Lewis)
It Can't Happen Here
Sinclair Lewis
71
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan
72
JR (William Gaddis)
JR
William Gaddis
73
Junky (William S Burroughs)
Junky
William S Burroughs
74
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
Octavia Butler
75
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
76
The Lincoln Highway (Amor Towles)
The Lincoln Highway
Amor Towles
77
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara
78
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
79
Lonesome Dove (Larry McMurtry)
Lonesome Dove
Larry McMurtry
80
Look Homeward, Angel (Thomas Wolfe)
Look Homeward, Angel
Thomas Wolfe
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