The best American Literature

A Listmania! list by Patrick Heaney
 
Cannery Row (Steinbeck "Essentials")
1.  Cannery Row (Steinbeck "Essentials") by John Steinbeck
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  "A warm, non-judgmental and often hilarious portrayal of the American nobody."
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The Old Man and the Sea
2.  The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
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  "Hemingway's best work. A huge message carried in a simple tale. Read this book and you'll smell the sea."
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Slaughterhouse 5, or The Children's Crusade - A Duty-dance with Death
3.  Slaughterhouse 5, or The Children's Crusade - A Duty-dance with Death by Kurt Vonnegut
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  "Kurt Vonnegurt wrote pulp fiction to finance his serious work. Thank God for airport novels. This is a masterpiece."
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Post Office: A Novel
4.  Post Office: A Novel by Charles Bukowski
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  "More taut, tight writing. Essential for anyone who has lived for women and beer."
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The Catcher in the Rye
5.  The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
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  "It's not just for teenagers.  In Holden Caulfield, Salinger creates our most beloved anti-hero"
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