100 Best American Authors (336 books)

100 Best American Authors

American authors that write about the American experience.

1	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 1,395,913 ratings score: 7,158, and 73 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 1,153,097 ratings score: 5,416, and 56 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 698,893 ratings score: 5,120, and 53 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 1,093,685 ratings score: 4,888, and 52 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 267,762 ratings score: 3,963, and 42 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 795,213 ratings score: 3,282, and 34 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 513,000 ratings score: 2,703, and 29 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	East of Eden by John Steinbeck 4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 164,829 ratings score: 2,610, and 27 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne 3.3 of 5 stars 3.30 avg rating — 272,473 ratings score: 2,477, and 27 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 224,915 ratings score: 2,291, and 25 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Poetry of Robert Frost by Robert Frost 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 19,708 ratings score: 2,199, and 24 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 231,371 ratings score: 2,146, and 24 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings by Edgar Allan Poe 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 101,740 ratings score: 2,145, and 23 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Little Women (Little Women #1/2) by Louisa May Alcott 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 729,569 ratings score: 2,120, and 23 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 463,222 ratings score: 1,897, and 21 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 110,663 ratings score: 1,847, and 20 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller 3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 76,039 ratings score: 1,778, and 19 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Moby-Dick by Herman Melville 3.36 of 5 stars 3.36 avg rating — 257,691 ratings score: 1,646, and 18 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 470,299 ratings score: 1,639, and 18 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton 3.27 of 5 stars 3.27 avg rating — 43,514 ratings score: 1,577, and 17 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 17,313 ratings score: 1,520, and 17 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Complete Poems by Emily Dickinson 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 35,196 ratings score: 1,493, and 17 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 271,879 ratings score: 1,484, and 17 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Columbine by Dave Cullen (Goodreads Author) 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 20,418 ratings score: 1,463, and 15 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 37,475 ratings score: 1,417, and 16 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Color Purple by Alice Walker 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 195,649 ratings score: 1,339, and 16 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Charlotte's Web by E.B. White 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 417,198 ratings score: 1,178, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Stand by Stephen King 4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 211,686 ratings score: 1,096, and 12 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 101,721 ratings score: 1,092, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Plays 1937-1955 (Library of America #119) by Tennessee Williams 4.51 of 5 stars 4.51 avg rating — 372 ratings score: 1,091, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 244,968 ratings score: 1,074, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 90,718 ratings score: 1,059, and 12 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	On the Road by Jack Kerouac 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 139,878 ratings score: 1,029, and 12 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Complete Short Stories by Ernest Hemingway 4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 15,741 ratings score: 1,023, and 12 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 198,952 ratings score: 990, and 12 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Crucible by Arthur Miller 3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 120,603 ratings score: 989, and 12 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (Goodreads Author) 4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 135,672 ratings score: 962, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Walden & Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 15,412 ratings score: 959, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Rabbit, Run by John Updike 3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 21,668 ratings score: 903, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	O Pioneers! by Willa Cather 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 16,142 ratings score: 878, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 62,954 ratings score: 857, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 148,590 ratings score: 856, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories by Jack London 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 7,358 ratings score: 839, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) by Raymond Chandler 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 38,602 ratings score: 837, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Collected Works: Wise Blood / A Good Man is Hard to Find / The Violent Bear it Away / Everything that Rises Must Converge / Essays and Letters (Library of America #39) by Flannery O'Connor 4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 1,687 ratings score: 801, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 159,686 ratings score: 774, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (Goodreads Author) 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 274,721 ratings score: 771, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 11,817 ratings score: 767, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 96,771 ratings score: 760, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 95,064 ratings score: 743, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Light in August by William Faulkner 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 25,515 ratings score: 739, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 77,872 ratings score: 732, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 14,730 ratings score: 724, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 35,831 ratings score: 713, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 54,147 ratings score: 703, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 29,222 ratings score: 700, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Long Day's Journey Into Night by Eugene O'Neill 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 15,134 ratings score: 691, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater by Kurt Vonnegut 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 24,170 ratings score: 685, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Cannery Row by John Steinbeck 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 42,157 ratings score: 680, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 31,484 ratings score: 666, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	A River Runs Through It and Other Stories by Norman Maclean 4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 8,622 ratings score: 634, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) by Larry McMurtry 4.41 of 5 stars 4.41 avg rating — 58,756 ratings score: 632, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 37,565 ratings score: 626, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 13,528 ratings score: 615, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 234,365 ratings score: 613, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 25,653 ratings score: 605, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 858,646 ratings score: 605, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 113,093 ratings score: 588, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Chicago Poems by Carl Sandburg 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 979 ratings score: 546, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 867 ratings score: 539, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace 4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 23,372 ratings score: 529, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	My Ántonia by Willa Cather 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 58,242 ratings score: 524, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	American Pastoral by Philip Roth 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 20,631 ratings score: 519, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 106,593 ratings score: 517, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Beloved by Toni Morrison 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 135,521 ratings score: 487, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 35,987 ratings score: 479, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 12,265 ratings score: 465, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Main Street / Babbitt (Library of America #59) by Sinclair Lewis 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 128 ratings score: 464, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 4,016 ratings score: 450, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 14,740 ratings score: 443, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 284,525 ratings score: 442, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 306,952 ratings score: 436, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 8,112 ratings score: 435, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 79,376 ratings score: 433, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 32,598 ratings score: 422, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 20,205 ratings score: 421, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 46,162 ratings score: 417, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Tales of the City (Tales of the City, #1) by Armistead Maupin 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 13,386 ratings score: 411, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 25,169 ratings score: 410, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Three Plays: Our Town/The Skin of Our Teeth/The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 729 ratings score: 398, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Herzog by Saul Bellow 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 7,457 ratings score: 389, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The Collected Poems by Langston Hughes 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 7,229 ratings score: 387, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 53,269 ratings score: 378, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane 3.39 of 5 stars 3.39 avg rating — 3,303 ratings score: 371, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 75,654 ratings score: 362, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 117,469 ratings score: 354, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 16,988 ratings score: 348, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	White Noise by Don DeLillo 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 36,581 ratings score: 347, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Cuba Libre by Elmore Leonard 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 2,032 ratings score: 344, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	Sometimes a Great Notion by Ken Kesey 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 9,243 ratings score: 343, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars