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The Great American Novels of the Last 100 Years - Page 3

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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Love Medicine (Louise Erdrich)
Love Medicine
Louise Erdrich
82
The Making of Americans (Gertrude Stein)
The Making of Americans
Gertrude Stein
83
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
Philip K. Dick
84
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
Andy Weir
85
Maus: A Survivor's Tale (1986) (Art Spiegleman)
Maus: A Survivor's Tale (1986)
Art Spiegleman
86
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
Arthur Golden
87
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
Jeffrey Eugenides
88
A Million Little Pieces (James Frey)
A Million Little Pieces
James Frey
89
The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
The Moviegoer
Walker Percy
90
Native Son (Richard Wright)
Native Son
Richard Wright
91
Neuromancer (William Gibson)
Neuromancer
William Gibson
92
The New York Trilogy (Paul Auster)
The New York Trilogy
Paul Auster
93
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
Colson Whitehead
94
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah
95
Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood
Djuna Barnes
96
Olive Kitteridge (Elizabeth Strout)
Olive Kitteridge
Elizabeth Strout
97
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road
Jack Kerouac
98
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey
99
Ordinary People (Judith Guest)
Ordinary People
Judith Guest
100
The Overstory (Richard Powers)
The Overstory
Richard Powers
101
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
Nella Larsen
102
Play It as It Lays (Joan Didion)
Play It as It Lays
Joan Didion
103
Portnoy's Complaint (Philip Roth)
Portnoy's Complaint
Philip Roth
104
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
John Irving
105
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
William Goldman
106
Rabbit, Run (John Updike)
Rabbit, Run
John Updike
107
Ragtime (E.L. Doctorow)
Ragtime
E.L. Doctorow
108
Real Americans (Rachel Khong)
Real Americans
Rachel Khong
109
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
Alex Haley
110
Runaway (Alice Munro)
Runaway
Alice Munro
111
The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
Donna Tartt
112
The Sellout (Paul Beatty)
The Sellout
Paul Beatty
113
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
John Knowles
114
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
Stephen King
115
The Shipping News (Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
Annie Proulx
116
A Single Man (Christopher Isherwood)
A Single Man
Christopher Isherwood
117
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
118
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
William Styron
119
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
William Faulkner
120
The Sportswriter (Richard Ford)
The Sportswriter
Richard Ford
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