I would've added these as well -The Dream Life of Balso Snell - Nathaniel WestThe Wanderers - Richard PriceNaked in Garden Hills - Harry Crews The Hothouse by the East River - Muriel SparkSong of the Morning - Joyce Carol OatesMasters of Atlantis – Charles PortisThe Men’s Club - Leonard MichaelsThe Fighter - Norman MailerThe Moon in the Gutter – David GoodisThe Octopus - Frank NorrisThe Moviegoer – Walker PercyA Fan’s Notes – Fred ExleyNo Country for Old Men – Cormac McCarthyThe Brotherhood of the Grape – John Fante