American Books

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The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 1547 times as american)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,010,481 ratings — published 1925
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The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 1270 times as american)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,943,506 ratings — published 1951
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To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 1265 times as american)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,984,104 ratings — published 1960
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 1093 times as american)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,882,715 ratings — published 1937
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The Old Man and the Sea The Old Man and the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 941 times as american)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,337,768 ratings — published 1952
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 833 times as american)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,501,175 ratings — published 1969
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Adventures of Tom and Huck, #2) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Adventures of Tom and Huck, #2)
by (shelved 790 times as american)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,345,339 ratings — published 1885
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 771 times as american)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,901,637 ratings — published 1953
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The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath (Hardcover)
by (shelved 765 times as american)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,007,306 ratings — published 1939
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 691 times as american)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,259,993 ratings — published 1963
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Moby-Dick or, The Whale Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Paperback)
by (shelved 640 times as american)
avg rating 3.57 — 623,669 ratings — published 1851
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 591 times as american)
avg rating 3.99 — 894,165 ratings — published 1961
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East of Eden East of Eden (Paperback)
by (shelved 584 times as american)
avg rating 4.44 — 664,677 ratings — published 1952
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On the Road On the Road (Paperback)
by (shelved 579 times as american)
avg rating 3.61 — 453,261 ratings — published 1957
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The Sun Also Rises The Sun Also Rises (Paperback)
by (shelved 573 times as american)
avg rating 3.79 — 500,871 ratings — published 1926
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Paperback)
by (shelved 556 times as american)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,030,094 ratings — published 1876
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The Scarlet Letter The Scarlet Letter (Paperback)
by (shelved 532 times as american)
avg rating 3.44 — 929,443 ratings — published 1850
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The Road The Road (Hardcover)
by (shelved 532 times as american)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,058,446 ratings — published 2006
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Little Women (Little Women, #1) Little Women (Little Women, #1)
by (shelved 512 times as american)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,496,062 ratings — published 1868
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A Farewell to Arms A Farewell to Arms (Paperback)
by (shelved 494 times as american)
avg rating 3.82 — 359,553 ratings — published 1929
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The Sound and the Fury The Sound and the Fury (Paperback)
by (shelved 490 times as american)
avg rating 3.86 — 198,220 ratings — published 1929
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Beloved Beloved (Paperback)
by (shelved 478 times as american)
avg rating 3.98 — 499,988 ratings — published 1987
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Hardcover)
by (shelved 464 times as american)
avg rating 4.20 — 786,922 ratings — published 1962
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The Secret History The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 460 times as american)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,067,975 ratings — published 1992
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Stoner Stoner (Paperback)
by (shelved 443 times as american)
avg rating 4.35 — 267,588 ratings — published 1965
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In Cold Blood In Cold Blood (Paperback)
by (shelved 428 times as american)
avg rating 4.09 — 741,138 ratings — published 1966
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Cat’s Cradle Cat’s Cradle (Paperback)
by (shelved 428 times as american)
avg rating 4.15 — 442,120 ratings — published 1963
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As I Lay Dying As I Lay Dying (Paperback)
by (shelved 422 times as american)
avg rating 3.72 — 189,877 ratings — published 1930
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Lolita Lolita (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 403 times as american)
avg rating 3.87 — 960,154 ratings — published 1955
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The Color Purple The Color Purple (Paperback)
by (shelved 397 times as american)
avg rating 4.28 — 761,419 ratings — published 1982
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For Whom the Bell Tolls For Whom the Bell Tolls (Paperback)
by (shelved 393 times as american)
avg rating 3.99 — 322,031 ratings — published 1940
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Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West (Paperback)
by (shelved 386 times as american)
avg rating 4.15 — 230,270 ratings — published 1985
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 378 times as american)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,066,058 ratings — published 2008
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The Age of Innocence The Age of Innocence (Paperback)
by (shelved 374 times as american)
avg rating 3.97 — 199,421 ratings — published 1920
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Gone With the Wind Gone With the Wind (Paperback)
by (shelved 366 times as american)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,263,117 ratings — published 1936
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A Confederacy of Dunces A Confederacy of Dunces (Paperback)
by (shelved 363 times as american)
avg rating 3.89 — 302,255 ratings — published 1980
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The Goldfinch The Goldfinch (Hardcover)
by (shelved 350 times as american)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,058,057 ratings — published 2013
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 340 times as american)
avg rating 3.85 — 253,910 ratings — published 1958
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Tender Is the Night Tender Is the Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 336 times as american)
avg rating 3.77 — 151,331 ratings — published 1934
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Death of a Salesman Death of a Salesman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 332 times as american)
avg rating 3.59 — 262,338 ratings — published 1949
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Dune (Dune, #1) Dune (Dune, #1)
by (shelved 332 times as american)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,660,228 ratings — published 1965
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Their Eyes Were Watching God Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback)
by (shelved 329 times as american)
avg rating 3.99 — 392,917 ratings — published 1937
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American Psycho American Psycho (Paperback)
by (shelved 329 times as american)
avg rating 3.80 — 370,798 ratings — published 1991
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Invisible Man Invisible Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 326 times as american)
avg rating 3.92 — 204,152 ratings — published 1952
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A Streetcar Named Desire A Streetcar Named Desire (Paperback)
by (shelved 325 times as american)
avg rating 3.98 — 337,708 ratings — published 1947
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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 320 times as american)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,549,053 ratings — published 2003
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Franny and Zooey Franny and Zooey (Paperback)
by (shelved 319 times as american)
avg rating 3.96 — 242,576 ratings — published 1957
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Fight Club Fight Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 314 times as american)
avg rating 4.18 — 652,060 ratings — published 1996
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (ebook)
by (shelved 308 times as american)
avg rating 4.09 — 522,035 ratings — published 1968
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Breakfast of Champions Breakfast of Champions (Paperback)
by (shelved 308 times as american)
avg rating 4.06 — 282,635 ratings — published 1973
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