Some Great American Novels....

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The Fortress of Solitude
1.  The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem
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  "As great as the positive reviews on the sleeve say...."
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Time Of Our Singing
2.  Time Of Our Singing by Richard Powers
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
3.  The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
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  "Masterpiece novel from writer of Wonder Boys, Werewolves in their Youth & The Mysteries of Pittsburgh...."
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The Secret History
4.  The Secret History by Donna Tartt
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  "Hugely enjoyable page-turner that nods to the classics. Probably about to be made into a poor film soon!!!"
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Paradise
5.  Paradise by Toni Morrison
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Purple America
6.  Purple America by Rick Moody
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  "Great novel from the writer of The Ice Storm, Garden State & Demonology...."
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A Prayer For Owen Meany
7.  A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving
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  "The first one I read - & as great as many people say. I really should read more Irving, which one next?"
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Infinite Jest
8.  Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
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  "The post-post-post(recurring)-modern-novel!!!!"
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Underworld
9.  Underworld by Don DeLillo
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  "DeLillo's equivalent of 'USA' by Dos Passos?"
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Sabbath's Theater
10.  Sabbath's Theater by Philip Roth
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  "Late masterpiece from Roth, prior to his celebrated trilogy 'American Pastoral', 'I Married a Communist' & 'The Human Stain.'"
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Blonde
11.  Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates
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The Bonfire of the Vanities (Picador Books)
12.  The Bonfire of the Vanities (Picador Books) by Tom Wolfe
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  "Classic novel from the writer of The Right Stuff & The Electric Cool Aid...."
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Something Happened
13.  Something Happened by Joseph Heller
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  "I think it's as great as 'Catch 22', if not greater!!!"
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Herzog (Penguin Classics)
14.  Herzog (Penguin Classics) by Saul Bellow
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  "Bellow's most popular novel, here with an introduction from Philip Roth...."
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The Town and the City (Penguin Modern Classics)
15.  The Town and the City (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jack Kerouac
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  "Extremely enjoyable pre-Beat novel from Jack Keroauc that is rather indebted to Thomas Wolfe's 'Look Homeward Angel!'"
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Invisible Man (Penguin Modern Classics)
16.  Invisible Man (Penguin Modern Classics) by Ralph Ellison
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  "Sometimes a novelist is famous for just one book...."
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Native Son (Vintage classics)
17.  Native Son (Vintage classics) by Richard Wright
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Go Tell it on the Mountain (Penguin Modern Classics)
18.  Go Tell it on the Mountain (Penguin Modern Classics) by James Baldwin
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The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (Penguin Modern Classics)
19.  The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (Penguin Modern Classics) by Carson McCullers
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As I Lay Dying
20.  As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
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An American Tragedy (Signet Classics)
21.  An American Tragedy (Signet Classics) by Theodore Dreiser
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Harper Perennial Modern Classics - Tropic of Cancer
22.  Harper Perennial Modern Classics - Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller
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  "Miller's best novel...."
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Look Homeward, Angel (Twentieth Century Classics)
23.  Look Homeward, Angel (Twentieth Century Classics) by Thomas Wolfe
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Moby Dick (Norton Critical Editions)
24.  Moby Dick (Norton Critical Editions) by Herman Melville
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U.S.a. (Penguin Modern Classics)
25.  U.S.a. (Penguin Modern Classics) by John Dos Passos
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  "You could warm up for this great trilogy with 'Manhattan Transfer'- this edition falls apart easily, so purchase a hardback or three seperate-volumes!"
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