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The Greatest American Novels of the 20th Century as Interpreted by Goodreads Voters

"Interpreted" because the people who voted on this list which I created decided to expand the definition of all three qualifications -- George Orwell apparently was a closet American, the 20th Century lasted well past the year 2000, and true crime books now qualify as fiction. Most impressive were the voters who violated more than one rule and added memoirs published in 2006. Still, some people voted for unfamiliar but intriguing titles, and that's what it's all about, right?
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The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
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Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom!
4
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls
6
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
Invisible Man (Ralph Ellison)
7
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
8
A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces
9
East of Eden
East of Eden
10
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
11
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
12
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
13
Ender's Game
Ender's Game
14
The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy
The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy
15
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
16
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
17
1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
18
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
O Pioneers! (Willa Cather)
19
The Crying of Lot 49
The Crying of Lot 49
20
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
Angle of Repose (Wallace Stegner)
21
The Naked Lunch
The Naked Lunch
22
My Antonia
My Antonia
23
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
24
American Pastoral
American Pastoral
25
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome
26
Light in August
Light in August
27
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
28
V.
V.
29
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God
30
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
31
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
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Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
Infinite Jest (David Foster Wallace)
33
The Road to Los Angeles (John Fante)
The Road to Los Angeles (John Fante)
34
The Day of the Locust
The Day of the Locust
35
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
The Hours (Michael Cunningham)
36
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy
37
A Bell for Adano by John Hersey
A Bell for Adano by John Hersey
38
Native Son
Native Son
39
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (Michael Chabon)
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The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
The Good Earth (Pearl S. Buck)
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