East of Eden - John Steinbeck
^^DUH.
Okay, so I just got into Steinbeck, so I haven't read a lot of his stuff yet, but East of Eden was truly a masterpiece. Once I finish The Red Pony I'll crack open The Grapes of Wrath.
Trident brought up Ayn Rand's Anthem. That's a good one. Most consider Atlas Shrugged to be her masterpiece, but I personally didn't enjoy it; the plot kind of gets suffocated because she's forcing out every last inch of her philosophy. The book of hers that I really liked was We the Living, so I hereby nominate that and The Fountainhead.
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