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The Greatest American Novels of the 20th Century as Interpreted by Goodreads Voters - Page 2

"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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Rabbit Is Rich (John Updike)
Rabbit Is Rich
John Updike
42
The Song of the Lark
The Song of the Lark
43
A Thousand Acres
A Thousand Acres
44
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
45
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
46
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
47
And the Earth Did Not Devour Him (Tomas Rivera)
And the Earth Did Not Devour Him
Tomas Rivera
48
Coop: A Year of Poultry, Pigs and Parenting (Michael Perry)
Coop: A Year of Poultry, Pigs and Parenting
Michael Perry
49
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
50
Carry Me Like Water (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Carry Me Like Water
Benjamin Alire Saenz
51
Truck: A Love Story (Michael Perry)
Truck: A Love Story
Michael Perry
52
Tender Is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
Tender Is the Night
F. Scott Fitzgerald
53
The Intuitionist
The Intuitionist
54
Population 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time (Michael Perry)
Population 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time
Michael Perry
55
Post Office
Post Office
56
Plum Bun
Plum Bun
57
Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry
58
No-No Boy (John Okada)
No-No Boy
John Okada
59
Maniac Magee (Jerry Spinelli)
Maniac Magee
Jerry Spinelli
60
Ozma of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
Ozma of Oz
L. Frank Baum
61
Summer
Summer
62
Passing (Nella Larsen)
Passing
Nella Larsen
63
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Betty Smith
64
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
Octavia Butler
65
The Joy Luck Club (Amy Tan)
The Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan
66
Company K
Company K
67
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (Patricia A. McKillip)
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
Patricia A. McKillip
68
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
Edith Wharton
69
42nd Street - 42nd Street
42nd Street - 42nd Street
70
The Great Santini (Pat Conroy)
The Great Santini
Pat Conroy
71
Stranger in My Grave
Stranger in My Grave
72
The Prince of Tides, by Pat Conroy
The Prince of Tides, by Pat Conroy
73
The Home-Maker (Dorothy Canfield Fisher)
The Home-Maker
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
74
Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
75
Laura
Laura
76
The Human Stain (Philip Roth)
The Human Stain
Philip Roth
77
Native Tongue (Suzette Haden Elgin)
Native Tongue
Suzette Haden Elgin
78
The Onion Field (Joseph Wambaugh)
The Onion Field
Joseph Wambaugh
79
The Custom of the Country
The Custom of the Country
80
Maud Martha (Gwendolyn Brooks)
Maud Martha
Gwendolyn Brooks
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