7 Top novels books like Guard of Honor by James Gould Cozzens

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Guard of Honor

By: James Gould Cozzens

3.48

Format: 614 pages, Hardcover

James Gould Cozzens was one of America's most famous writers after the Second World War. His Pulitz…

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1. The Orphan Master's Son

By: Adam Johnson

4.07

Format: 443 pages, Hardcover

Pak Jun Do is the haunted son of a lost mother - a singer "stolen" to Pyongyang - and an influentia… read more

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"Acts of heroism are easy—becoming a hero is a bitch."

-Adam Johnson, The Orphan Master's Son

"Use your imagination only on the future, never on the present or the past."

-Adam Johnson, The Orphan Master's Son

"Citizens, gather 'round your loudspeakers, for we bring important updates!"

-Adam Johnson, The Orphan Master's Son

"In a gesture of socialist support, the Dear Leader placed his hand upon her."

-Adam Johnson, The Orphan Master's Son

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2. The Fixer

By: Bernard Malamud , Jonathan Safran Foer

3.98

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

A classic that won Malamud both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. The Fixer (1966)… read more

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"In my dreams I ate and I ate my dreams."

-Bernard Malamud, The Fixer

"Where to look if you've lost your mind?"

-Bernard Malamud, The Fixer

"I fix what's broken - except in the heart."

-Bernard Malamud, The Fixer

"Charity you can give even when you haven't got."

-Bernard Malamud, The Fixer

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3. The Way West (The Big Sky, #2)

By: A.B. Guthrie Jr.

3.96

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The sequel to The Big Sky, The Way West is the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of the American West by… read more

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4. The Town

By: Conrad Richter

3.75

Format: 271 pages, Paperback

Winner of Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 1951 The Awakening Land trilogy traces the transformation of … read more

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5. The Caine Mutiny

By: Herman Wouk

4.12

Format: None pages, Paperback

The novel that inspired the now-classic film The Caine Mutinyand the hit Broadway play The Caine Mu… read more

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6. Tales of the South Pacific

By: James A. Michener

3.95

Format: 254 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Winner of the 1948 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Enter the exotic world of the South Pacific, meet the… read more

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7. In This Our Life

By: Ellen Glasgow

4.24

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This novel is an analytical study of the feeling of kinship as it is manifested in the Timberlake f… read more

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8. The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter

By: Katherine Anne Porter

4.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

Despite the enormous success--both critical and popular--of her novel Ship of Fools, Katherine Anne… read more

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  • literature
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9. A Fable

By: William Faulkner

3.87

Format: None pages, Paperback

This novel won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1955. An allegorical story of… read more

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10. Tinkers

By: Paul Harding

3.99

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

An old man lies dying. Propped up in his living room and surrounded by his children and grandchildr… read more

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11. The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

By: Robert Lewis Taylor

4.22

Format: 129 pages, Paperback

Enjoyed by millions since its first publication in 1958 The Travels Of Jaimie McPheeters is the liv… read more

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12. A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain

By: Robert Olen Butler

3.68

Format: None pages,

Robert Olen Butler's lyrical and poignant collection of stories about the aftermath of the Vietnam … read more

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13. The Stone Diaries

By: Carol Shields

3.89

Format: 361 pages, Paperback

The Stone Diaries is one ordinary woman's story of her journey through life. Born in 1905, Daisy St… read more

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"From surfeit to loss is a short line."

-Carol Shields, The Stone Diaries

"Here's to another year and let's hope it's above ground."

-Carol Shields, The Stone Diaries

"It was as though she had veered, accidentally, into her own life."

-Carol Shields, The Stone Diaries

"A bedjacket speaks of desperation, and what it says is: toodle-oo."

-Carol Shields, The Stone Diaries

14. Elbow Room

By: James Alan McPherson

3.37

Format: 414 pages,

A beautiful collection of short stories that explores blacks and whites today, Elbow Room is alive … read more

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15. Andersonville

By: MacKinlay Kantor

4.23

Format: 690 pages, Paperback

The 1956 Pulitzer Prize-winning story of the Andersonville Fortress and its use as a concentration … read more

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16. Journey in the Dark

By: None

3.27

Format: 64 pages,

In a sensitive and full dimensioned portrayal of American life, Martin Flavin has created a memorab… read more

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17. The Trees

By: Conrad Richter

4.27

Format: None pages, Paperback

The Trees is a moving novel of the beginning of the American trek to the west. Toward the close of … read more

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18. All the King's Men

By: Robert Penn Warren

3.88

Format: None pages, Paperback

More than just a classic political novel, Warren's tale of power and corruption in the Depression-e… read more

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19. The Edge of Sadness

By: Edwin O'Connor , Amy Welborn , Ron Hansen

4.79

Format: None pages, Paperback

"A realistic Christian novel of hope in a non-Christian age."--New England Quarterly "A deeply felt… read more

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20. Empire Falls

By: Richard Russo

3.57

Format: 10 pages, Paperback

Richard Russo--from his first novel, Mohawk, to his most recent, Straight Man--has demonstrated a p… read more

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21. Guard of Honor

By: James Gould Cozzens

3.48

Format: 614 pages, Hardcover

James Gould Cozzens was one of America's most famous writers after the Second World War. His Pulitz… read more

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  • novels

10 must-read fiction books like Guard of Honor by James Gould Cozzens

Transform Your Habits

The Orphan Master's Son

Adam Johnson

4.07

Transform Your Habits

The Fixer

Bernard Malamud , Jonathan Safran Foer

3.98

Transform Your Habits

The Way West (The Big Sky, #2)

A.B. Guthrie Jr.

3.96

Transform Your Habits

The Town

Conrad Richter

3.75

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8 Best literature books like The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter by Katherine Anne Porter

Transform Your Habits

The Fixer

Bernard Malamud , Jonathan Safran Foer

3.98

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Advise and Consent (Advise and Consent, #1)

Allen Drury

4.11

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House Made of Dawn

N. Scott Momaday

3.45

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The Reivers

William Faulkner

4.21

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