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Originally Posted by Michael T
YES! I love all of the books on this list. I haven't read Dos Passos USA, but it is on my to read list. Everyone that I have met that has read As I Lay Dying hated it, but I think it is one of the greatest books I have ever read. Oh, and as for your other list of books, Gabriel Marquez could work...North America isn't the only America... :thumbs_up :)
William Faulkener- A Light in August
John Steinback- The Pearl, The Red Pony
Scott O'Dell- Island of the Blue Dolphins
Mark Twain- Huckleberry Finn
Not a huge fan of Hemmingway's novels though there is no denying his talent. For example: Old Man and the Sea...I found it rather dry (maybe it was just my mood when I read it) and didn't enjoy it as I usually do with stories, but could certainly appreciate the message and the allegory of Christ
I remember reading Steinback and O'Dell's books as a child and really enjoying them. I was older when I read A Light in August which I also enjoyed. I've always been more partial in English literature rather than American though there are certainly some gems out there. I'm interested in exploring more American literature. I will certainly be looking into some of your suggestions.
To high light some I've read, my scale of 1-10:
10 Chaucer
10 Goethe
10 George Eliot
10 Molliere
10 Montaigne
9 Edith Wharton
9 Ambassadors
6+ Norman Mailer
5+ Sound And Fury
5+ Ayn Rand
4 Gatsby
4 Catch 22
4 As I Lay Dying
3 All The Pretty Horses
0 White Noise
0 Of Mice And Men
I've read several good American books that get little pub, and would be greatful if anyone would identify recent (since 2000) American lit that might be rated with the likes of Edith Wharton or some of the great authors.
Update!
I read Tender is The Night. Really love it :)
I'm willing to give Hemingway another go- I loved A Moveable Feast and really liked The Sun Also Rises.
Faulkner-wise, I've only read Soldier's Pay.