100 Must‐Read American Novels

Following on from the ever‐helpful Bloomsbury Good Reading Guide, now into its eighth edition (Rennison, 2009) (RR 2010/168), comes a series of pocket‐sized Good Reading Guides, each suggesting a broad selection of 100 titles on a particular theme or genre. Adding to Classic Novels, Crime Novels, Prize‐Winning Novels, Books for Men and Life‐changing Books is 100 Must‐Read American Novels.

Authors and compilers Nick Rennison and Ed Wood have seemingly sifted through nearly 200 years of American literature, from early nineteenth century classics to contemporary works published in the last decade, and...