American Fiction

Fiction with an American setting.

The Rest of Our Lives
Beartooth
Stella Maris (The Passenger, #2)
The Netanyahus
The Horse
Kick the Latch
Groundskeeping
Zorrie
Lazarus Man
The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West
Tremor
Martita, I Remember You/Martita, te recuerdo
Hangman
Mecca
American Spirits
The Great Gatsby
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Catcher in the Rye
Of Mice and Men
The Old Man and the Sea
The Grapes of Wrath
The Road
Slaughterhouse-Five
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Adventures of Tom and Huck, #2)
East of Eden
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
On the Road
The Sun Also Rises
The Scarlet Letter
Where the Crawdads Sing

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
You can’t even read American fiction to get a sense of how actual life is lived these days. You read American fiction to learn about dysfunctional white folk doing things that are weird to normal white folks.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah

Diane Merrill Wigginton
I’ll say, G’day to you, Mr. Ryan!” Catherine said as she quickly closed the door in his face. “Oh, the arrogance,” she growled under her breath, leaning her back up against the closed door. “He thinks he’s so irresistible with his rugged good looks and sexy accent.” “I’m standing right here, and I can hear you!” came Jake’s muffled words from the other side of the door. “Oh, c’mon love. I’m sorry. I didn’t realize I was offending you.
Diane Merrill Wigginton, A Compromising Position

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