American Literature

1.
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,621 ratings
2.
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby 3.93 avg rating — 5,731,105 ratings
3.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3.83 avg rating — 1,318,887 ratings
4.
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath 4.02 avg rating — 971,550 ratings
5.
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye 3.80 avg rating — 3,800,315 ratings
6.
The Complete Stories and Poems
The Complete Stories and Poems 4.40 avg rating — 291,472 ratings
7.
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Moby-Dick or, The Whale 3.56 avg rating — 602,765 ratings
8.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,258,000 ratings
9.
Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 3.97 avg rating — 2,718,699 ratings
10.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,245 ratings
11.
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men 3.89 avg rating — 2,751,811 ratings
12.
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1)
Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) 4.56 avg rating — 222,317 ratings
13.
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman 3.58 avg rating — 252,746 ratings
14.
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1)
Beloved (Beloved Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 476,922 ratings
15.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,392,948 ratings
16.
The Sun Also Rises
The Sun Also Rises 3.79 avg rating — 482,012 ratings
17.
East of Eden
East of Eden 4.43 avg rating — 602,145 ratings
18.
The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories
The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Other Stories 4.05 avg rating — 22,676 ratings
19.
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter 3.44 avg rating — 901,318 ratings
20.
On the Road
On the Road 3.61 avg rating — 438,492 ratings
21.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,312 ratings
22.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
by: Ken Kesey
4.20 avg rating — 767,621 ratings
23.
The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea 3.81 avg rating — 1,265,602 ratings
24.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 4.09 avg rating — 495,945 ratings
25.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream 4.07 avg rating — 370,578 ratings
26.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Their Eyes Were Watching God 3.99 avg rating — 377,776 ratings
27.
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury 3.86 avg rating — 192,268 ratings
28.
Invisible Man
Invisible Man 3.92 avg rating — 198,726 ratings
29.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3.92 avg rating — 996,651 ratings
30.
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying 3.72 avg rating — 182,461 ratings
31.
Cat’s Cradle
Cat’s Cradle 4.15 avg rating — 428,365 ratings
32.
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage 3.30 avg rating — 108,683 ratings
33.
Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon 4.23 avg rating — 763,548 ratings
34.
The Waste Land and Other Poems
The Waste Land and Other Poems 4.22 avg rating — 72,694 ratings
35.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 568,917 ratings
36.
Walden or, Life in the Woods
Walden or, Life in the Woods 3.78 avg rating — 200,841 ratings
37.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,174 ratings
38.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 4.28 avg rating — 321,369 ratings
39.
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 257,765 ratings
40.
I Am Legend and Other Stories
I Am Legend and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 135,096 ratings
41.
My Life and Hard Times
My Life and Hard Times 4.09 avg rating — 3,582 ratings
42.
Cannery Row (Cannery Row, #1)
Cannery Row (Cannery Row, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 149,637 ratings
43.
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1)
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 140,271 ratings
44.
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire 3.98 avg rating — 328,872 ratings
45.
The Help
The Help 4.47 avg rating — 2,961,993 ratings
46.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice 3.76 avg rating — 47,111 ratings
47.
Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome 3.45 avg rating — 134,931 ratings
47.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,194 ratings
49.
Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon 4.15 avg rating — 123,924 ratings
50.
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
Seabiscuit: An American Legend 4.23 avg rating — 167,138 ratings
51.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by: Malcolm X
4.37 avg rating — 285,166 ratings
52.
Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom! 3.99 avg rating — 47,015 ratings
53.
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence 3.97 avg rating — 189,904 ratings
54.
Fight Club
Fight Club 4.18 avg rating — 629,411 ratings
55.
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye 4.13 avg rating — 288,078 ratings
56.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land 3.92 avg rating — 323,272 ratings
57.
My Ántonia
My Ántonia 3.84 avg rating — 144,862 ratings
58.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating — 3,401,916 ratings
59.
Ask the Dust (The Saga of Arturo Bandini, #3)
Ask the Dust (The Saga of Arturo Bandini, #3) 4.10 avg rating — 38,231 ratings
60.
Native Son
Native Son 4.04 avg rating — 103,286 ratings
61.
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Roots: The Saga of an American Family 4.45 avg rating — 163,544 ratings
62.
Empire Falls
Empire Falls 3.94 avg rating — 124,804 ratings
63.
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 116,695 ratings
64.
American Pastoral
American Pastoral 3.95 avg rating — 86,064 ratings
65.
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun 3.85 avg rating — 107,560 ratings
66.
The Complete Maus
The Complete Maus 4.58 avg rating — 245,650 ratings
67.
Ham on Rye
Ham on Rye 4.14 avg rating — 115,658 ratings
67.
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon 3.87 avg rating — 113,184 ratings
69.
Nine Stories
Nine Stories 4.18 avg rating — 152,902 ratings
70.
Foundation (Foundation, #1)
Foundation (Foundation, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 580,880 ratings
70.
Sophie’s Choice
Sophie’s Choice 4.17 avg rating — 93,607 ratings
72.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,161 ratings
73.
The Man in the High Castle
The Man in the High Castle 3.59 avg rating — 229,233 ratings
74.
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 90,450 ratings
75.
Middlesex
Middlesex 4.04 avg rating — 657,088 ratings
76.
3 by Flannery O'Connor: The Violent Bear It Away / Everything That Rises Must Converge / Wise Blood
3 by Flannery O'Connor: The Violent Bear It Away / Everything That Rises Must Converge / Wise Blood 4.30 avg rating — 2,355 ratings
77.
O Pioneers!
O Pioneers! 3.90 avg rating — 57,272 ratings
78.
The Awakening
The Awakening 3.69 avg rating — 222,552 ratings
79.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey 3.79 avg rating — 37,707 ratings
80.
Streets of Laredo (Lonesome Dove, #2)
Streets of Laredo (Lonesome Dove, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 23,926 ratings
81.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 4.18 avg rating — 209,867 ratings
82.
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 452,875 ratings
83.
The Jungle
The Jungle 3.78 avg rating — 152,233 ratings
84.
The Naked and the Dead
The Naked and the Dead 3.94 avg rating — 26,162 ratings
85.
Breakfast at Tiffany's and Three Stories
Breakfast at Tiffany's and Three Stories 3.83 avg rating — 286,560 ratings
86.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,295 ratings
87.
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity 4.06 avg rating — 27,751 ratings
88.
Another Country
Another Country 4.30 avg rating — 32,340 ratings
89.
Gods of Howl Mountain
Gods of Howl Mountain 3.89 avg rating — 2,951 ratings
90.
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night 3.77 avg rating — 146,413 ratings
91.
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf 4.29 avg rating — 34,461 ratings
92.
Ariel
Ariel 4.19 avg rating — 86,755 ratings
92.
The Grass Harp, Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories
The Grass Harp, Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,350 ratings
92.
The Yellow Wallpaper
The Yellow Wallpaper 4.07 avg rating — 338,217 ratings
95.
Winesburg, Ohio
Winesburg, Ohio 3.84 avg rating — 36,325 ratings
95.
In Cold Blood
In Cold Blood 4.09 avg rating — 710,329 ratings
97.
A Scanner Darkly
A Scanner Darkly 4.03 avg rating — 108,210 ratings
98.
Passing:
Passing: 3.92 avg rating — 76,693 ratings
99.
The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw 3.38 avg rating — 172,354 ratings
99.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls 3.99 avg rating — 311,391 ratings
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