The Great American Read Challenge: A Literary Odyssey

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7 participants (34 books)

02 Apr 2024—02 Apr 2027

Overview

Calling all bookworms! Are you ready to embark on a literary journey across the vast landscape of American classics? The Great American Read Challenge invites you to delve into 25 novels, short story collections, or plays that have shaped the American literary tradition.

The Challenge:
  • Read at least 25 books considered American classics.

Challenge Books

All books added
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

277 pages • 1951 • 327 editions

fiction classics literary emotional reflective medium-paced
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird #1

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

323 pages • 1960 • 417 editions

fiction classics historical literary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

249 pages • 1953 • 399 editions

fiction classics dystopian science fiction dark reflective tense medium-paced
1984 by George Orwell

1984

George Orwell

304 pages • 1949 • 1.2k editions

fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced