100 Best American Authors

101.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 4.28 avg rating — 321,372 ratings
102.
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere 4.10 avg rating — 2,819 ratings
103.
Three Plays: Our Town, The Skin of Our Teeth, and The Matchmaker
Three Plays: Our Town, The Skin of Our Teeth, and The Matchmaker 4.03 avg rating — 2,377 ratings
104.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls 3.99 avg rating — 311,399 ratings
105.
The Collected Poems
The Collected Poems 4.36 avg rating — 18,158 ratings
106.
Into the Wild
Into the Wild 4.02 avg rating — 1,165,604 ratings
107.
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth 3.97 avg rating — 103,536 ratings
108.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,203 ratings
109.
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 281,973 ratings
110.
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1)
The Godfather (The Godfather, #1) 4.40 avg rating — 452,887 ratings
111.
Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road 3.93 avg rating — 92,051 ratings
112.
Chicago Poems
Chicago Poems 4.01 avg rating — 2,623 ratings
113.
White Noise
White Noise 3.86 avg rating — 123,844 ratings
114.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating — 1,337,499 ratings
115.
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3)
Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 299,212 ratings
116.
The Confessions of Nat Turner
The Confessions of Nat Turner 3.96 avg rating — 15,966 ratings
117.
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Death Comes for the Archbishop 3.97 avg rating — 41,765 ratings
118.
The Poisonwood Bible
The Poisonwood Bible 4.11 avg rating — 779,768 ratings
119.
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny 4.29 avg rating — 26,468 ratings
120.
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories 4.19 avg rating — 29,559 ratings
121.
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
by: Dee Brown
4.26 avg rating — 99,680 ratings
121.
The Complete Stories
The Complete Stories 4.39 avg rating — 40,389 ratings
123.
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster 4.26 avg rating — 550,960 ratings
124.
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire 3.98 avg rating — 328,876 ratings
125.
The Postman Always Rings Twice / Double Indemnity / Mildred Pierce / Selected Stories
The Postman Always Rings Twice / Double Indemnity / Mildred Pierce / Selected Stories 4.21 avg rating — 1,293 ratings
126.
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun 3.85 avg rating — 107,562 ratings
127.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha 4.16 avg rating — 2,082,553 ratings
128.
Angle of Repose
Angle of Repose 4.24 avg rating — 61,307 ratings
129.
Self-Reliance and Other Essays
Self-Reliance and Other Essays 4.12 avg rating — 20,165 ratings
130.
A Separate Peace
A Separate Peace 3.60 avg rating — 229,386 ratings
131.
Rabbit Angstrom: The Four Novels
Rabbit Angstrom: The Four Novels 4.25 avg rating — 1,686 ratings
132.
L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3)
L.A. Confidential (L.A. Quartet, #3) 4.18 avg rating — 35,727 ratings
133.
The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain
The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain 4.45 avg rating — 6,932 ratings
134.
South of Broad
South of Broad 3.87 avg rating — 50,097 ratings
135.
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
The Giver (The Giver, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 2,733,081 ratings
136.
’Salem’s Lot
’Salem’s Lot 4.10 avg rating — 636,655 ratings
136.
Walden or, Life in the Woods
Walden or, Life in the Woods 3.78 avg rating — 200,845 ratings
138.
Sometimes a Great Notion
Sometimes a Great Notion
by: Ken Kesey
4.26 avg rating — 23,500 ratings
139.
The Talisman (The Talisman, #1)
The Talisman (The Talisman, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 138,378 ratings
140.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles 4.16 avg rating — 279,632 ratings
141.
Glengarry Glen Ross
Glengarry Glen Ross 3.87 avg rating — 18,295 ratings
141.
Centennial
Centennial 4.26 avg rating — 44,545 ratings
143.
Chesapeake
Chesapeake 4.22 avg rating — 26,869 ratings
144.
Christine
Christine 3.86 avg rating — 258,468 ratings
145.
Native Son
Native Son 4.04 avg rating — 103,287 ratings
146.
The Guns of August
The Guns of August 4.18 avg rating — 82,598 ratings
147.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4.24 avg rating — 1,948,187 ratings
148.
Sophie’s Choice
Sophie’s Choice 4.17 avg rating — 93,607 ratings
149.
Close Range: Wyoming Stories
Close Range: Wyoming Stories 3.99 avg rating — 18,092 ratings
149.
The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating — 209,441 ratings
151.
The Shining (The Shining, #1)
The Shining (The Shining, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,650,363 ratings
152.
The Yellow Wall-Paper
The Yellow Wall-Paper 4.07 avg rating — 338,225 ratings
153.
Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1)
Olive Kitteridge (Olive Kitteridge, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 259,606 ratings
154.
Spoon River Anthology
Spoon River Anthology 4.04 avg rating — 13,412 ratings
155.
Gilead (Gilead, #1)
Gilead (Gilead, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 121,014 ratings
156.
My Sister’s Keeper
My Sister’s Keeper 4.11 avg rating — 1,263,820 ratings
157.
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1)
All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 140,282 ratings
158.
American Tabloid (Underworld USA #1)
American Tabloid (Underworld USA #1) 4.20 avg rating — 19,749 ratings
159.
Underworld
Underworld 3.95 avg rating — 33,127 ratings
160.
Pale Fire
Pale Fire 4.17 avg rating — 55,886 ratings
161.
Empire Falls
Empire Falls 3.94 avg rating — 124,806 ratings
162.
Tales of the City (Tales of the City #1)
Tales of the City (Tales of the City #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 46,894 ratings
163.
Independence Day (Frank Bascombe, #2)
Independence Day (Frank Bascombe, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 16,625 ratings
164.
Lincoln
Lincoln 4.25 avg rating — 9,731 ratings
165.
Post Office
Post Office 3.93 avg rating — 135,715 ratings
166.
Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty
Nicholas and Alexandra: The Classic Account of the Fall of the Romanov Dynasty 4.23 avg rating — 29,465 ratings
167.
No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men 4.17 avg rating — 233,384 ratings
168.
The Wapshot Chronicle
The Wapshot Chronicle 3.75 avg rating — 7,498 ratings
168.
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln 4.28 avg rating — 196,288 ratings
170.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 241,450 ratings
171.
Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska 3.96 avg rating — 1,715,989 ratings
172.
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy 3.97 avg rating — 38,266 ratings
172.
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Something Wicked This Way Comes 3.90 avg rating — 145,995 ratings
174.
True Grit
True Grit 4.17 avg rating — 68,481 ratings
175.
Cat’s Cradle
Cat’s Cradle 4.15 avg rating — 428,375 ratings
176.
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1) 4.21 avg rating — 369,894 ratings
177.
Freedom
Freedom 3.79 avg rating — 173,389 ratings
178.
Losing Battles
Losing Battles 3.61 avg rating — 625 ratings
179.
Old Yeller
Old Yeller 4.10 avg rating — 102,363 ratings
180.
100 Selected Poems
100 Selected Poems 4.28 avg rating — 29,268 ratings
181.
A Girl of the Limberlost (Limberlost, #2)
A Girl of the Limberlost (Limberlost, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 22,318 ratings
182.
BLACK CHESS: A Novel
BLACK CHESS: A Novel 4.48 avg rating — 23 ratings
183.
Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories
Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories 4.41 avg rating — 22,205 ratings
184.
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century 4.05 avg rating — 43,235 ratings
185.
The Reivers
The Reivers 3.77 avg rating — 7,983 ratings
186.
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage 3.30 avg rating — 108,685 ratings
187.
The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh 3.90 avg rating — 10,051 ratings
188.
The Ox-Bow Incident
The Ox-Bow Incident 3.87 avg rating — 6,520 ratings
188.
Little Big Man
Little Big Man 4.27 avg rating — 8,685 ratings
190.
The Green Mile
The Green Mile 4.49 avg rating — 351,382 ratings
191.
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Ramona, #6)
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Ramona, #6) 4.11 avg rating — 72,912 ratings
192.
In Dubious Battle
In Dubious Battle 3.93 avg rating — 15,709 ratings
193.
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1)
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 96,279 ratings
194.
Cuba Libre
Cuba Libre 3.67 avg rating — 4,991 ratings
194.
The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song 4.05 avg rating — 22,786 ratings
196.
The Water Is Wide
The Water Is Wide 4.17 avg rating — 26,375 ratings
197.
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text 3.46 avg rating — 96,896 ratings
198.
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith 4.01 avg rating — 220,440 ratings
199.
The Adventures of Augie March
The Adventures of Augie March 3.84 avg rating — 18,692 ratings
199.
The Raven and Other Poems
The Raven and Other Poems 4.30 avg rating — 46,361 ratings
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