10 American Novels Every American Should Read

1. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

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A great novel about the fire bombing of Dresden in World War II. Vonnegut does an excellent job of showing the absurdity of war.

2. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

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Has gotten a bad name as a "romance" book or being called racists, but in fact this book is the best portrait of the south before, during, and after the Civil War that I have ever read.

3. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

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The book that launched the true crime genre is a compelling read and gives you a great feel for the little towns of the day.

4. To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Perennial Modern Classics) by Harper Lee

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The quintessential American novel.

5. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

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What can you say about this book?

6. The Color Purple by Alice Walker

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Incredible book

7. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

8. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

9. The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway

10. Native Son (Perennial Classics) by Richard A. Wright

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