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Southern Gothic Literature
Posted on 8/4/25 at 2:49 pm
Posted on 8/4/25 at 2:49 pm
I just finished Bram Stoker's Dracula and really enjoyed most of it - the first 1/2 or so. That said, I really enjoy the Gothic subgenre.
What are a handful of absolute, must read, Southern Gothic classics that you would recommend?
What are a handful of absolute, must read, Southern Gothic classics that you would recommend?
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Posted on 8/4/25 at 5:58 pm to GentleJackJones
Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury, A Rose For Emily (short story), Flannery O’Conner A Good Man is Hard to Find.
That can start you.
That can start you.
Posted on 8/4/25 at 5:58 pm to GentleJackJones
*double post*
This post was edited on 8/4/25 at 11:56 pm
Posted on 8/9/25 at 11:35 am to GentleJackJones
Father and Son by Larry Brown
Posted on 8/12/25 at 8:40 pm to CCT
A Good Man is Hard to Find creeped me out when I read it in school. It’s
an excellent piece of writing, though..
an excellent piece of writing, though..
Posted on 8/20/25 at 6:16 am to GentleJackJones
Some would disagree, but I would consider Deliverance, by James Dickey, and Child of God, by Cormack McCarthy, examples of "modern" Southern Gothic novels.
Posted on 8/20/25 at 9:19 am to GentleJackJones
It's a collection of short stories but Poachers by Tom Franklin is great.
Posted on 8/22/25 at 12:33 am to hogfly
As I Lay Dying, Cane by Jean Toomer, and--although it doesn't seem like it on the surface-- Children of the Neon Bamboo.
Posted on 8/24/25 at 12:39 pm to Cregg
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Larry Brown
I love his writing..
Harry Crews - A Feast of Snakes
Posted on 8/24/25 at 3:24 pm to nealnan8
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I would consider Deliverance, by James Dickey, and Child of God, by Cormack McCarthy, examples of "modern" Southern Gothic novels.
Agreed on both. And for Cormac I'll add Suttree, The Orchard Keeper, and Outer Dark. To me Suttree is Mcarthy's masterpiece (and very Southern Gothic), but yeah....
Funny thing - I just don't get Flannery O'Conner at all. But I flipped many a penny on her grave while studying for ridiculous exams. Her house was about 2 blocks away. But I just don't get her at all.
Posted on 8/25/25 at 9:59 am to Tigris
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Funny thing - I just don't get Flannery O'Conner at all. But I flipped many a penny on her grave while studying for ridiculous exams. Her house was about 2 blocks away. But I just don't get her at all.
Oh man, I love O'Conner. Such a spiteful author who loved to deliver her characters into the hand of an angry God.
She's one of those authors who I really fell in love with when I started actually teaching her work in class.
This post was edited on 8/25/25 at 10:00 am
Posted on 8/25/25 at 12:55 pm to Cregg
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Larry Brown
Fay is really good too
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