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Josh Jackson, Editor-in-Chief of Paste Magazine, lists the 10 greatest works of Southern fiction. Do you agree?

1. The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor
2. The Last Gentleman/The Second Coming by Walker Percy
3. Raney by Clyde Edgerton
4. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
5. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
6. Land o' Goshen by Charles McNair
7. Run With the Horsemen by Ferrol Sams
8. Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
9. The Mysterious Secret of the Valuable Treasure by Jack Pendarvis
10. Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons

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1	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 4.26 avg rating — 7,076,829 ratings score: 17,742, and 179 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 4.31 avg rating — 1,268,776 ratings score: 9,961, and 101 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg 4.27 avg rating — 333,166 ratings score: 8,164, and 84 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 3,081,175 ratings score: 7,800, and 80 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Adventures of Tom and Huck, #2) by Mark Twain 3.83 avg rating — 1,350,418 ratings score: 6,082, and 63 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 1,369,409 ratings score: 5,943, and 61 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier 3.89 avg rating — 252,097 ratings score: 5,001, and 52 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor 4.38 avg rating — 41,328 ratings score: 4,965, and 51 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 3.91 avg rating — 303,415 ratings score: 3,867, and 41 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy 4.26 avg rating — 220,416 ratings score: 3,752, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner 3.86 avg rating — 200,488 ratings score: 3,529, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole 3.89 avg rating — 306,217 ratings score: 3,429, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns 4.02 avg rating — 106,139 ratings score: 3,348, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston 3.99 avg rating — 398,181 ratings score: 3,304, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner 3.72 avg rating — 192,866 ratings score: 2,951, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams 3.98 avg rating — 340,340 ratings score: 2,766, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 571,076 ratings score: 2,117, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison 4.15 avg rating — 48,892 ratings score: 1,912, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	A Painted House by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 105,373 ratings score: 1,841, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams 3.74 avg rating — 145,411 ratings score: 1,834, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 46,985 ratings score: 1,798, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 4.10 avg rating — 43,560 ratings score: 1,761, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Light in August by William Faulkner 3.94 avg rating — 68,037 ratings score: 1,758, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Moviegoer by Walker Percy 3.64 avg rating — 31,810 ratings score: 1,615, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Road by Cormac McCarthy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,078,202 ratings score: 1,577, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor 4.15 avg rating — 51,222 ratings score: 1,573, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Raney by Clyde Edgerton 3.92 avg rating — 3,987 ratings score: 1,499, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams 4.06 avg rating — 65,477 ratings score: 1,479, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Mid Ocean by T. Rafael Cimino (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 908 ratings score: 1,478, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Lost Love's Return by Alfred Nicols (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 1,387 ratings score: 1,399, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner 3.99 avg rating — 49,293 ratings score: 1,389, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons 3.79 avg rating — 32,378 ratings score: 1,307, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Awakening by Kate Chopin 3.69 avg rating — 232,463 ratings score: 1,225, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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36	The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers 3.99 avg rating — 123,144 ratings score: 1,135, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Gordonston Ladies Dog Walking Club (The Gordonston Ladies Dog Walking Club #1) by Duncan Whitehead (Goodreads Author) 3.43 avg rating — 3,224 ratings score: 1,100, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Walking Across Egypt by Clyde Edgerton 3.89 avg rating — 6,502 ratings score: 1,050, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man by Fannie Flagg 3.97 avg rating — 17,000 ratings score: 1,021, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Known World by Edward P. Jones 3.84 avg rating — 46,158 ratings score: 997, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg 3.95 avg rating — 21,604 ratings score: 932, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Color Purple (The Color Purple, #1) by Alice Walker 4.28 avg rating — 769,191 ratings score: 922, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	River Town by T. Rafael Cimino (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 796, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Dead Reckoning (Sookie Stackhouse, #11) by Charlaine Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 134,494 ratings score: 772, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! by Fannie Flagg 3.92 avg rating — 28,674 ratings score: 755, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Run with the Horsemen (Porter Osborne Jr, #1) by Ferrol Sams 4.30 avg rating — 3,684 ratings score: 740, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Mama Makes Up Her Mind and Other Dangers of Southern Living by Bailey White 3.95 avg rating — 5,139 ratings score: 740, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	A Death in the Family by James Agee 3.88 avg rating — 18,179 ratings score: 722, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Suttree by Cormac McCarthy 4.21 avg rating — 29,677 ratings score: 720, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Bottoms by Joe R. Lansdale (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 10,241 ratings score: 717, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Boy's Life by Robert McCammon 4.41 avg rating — 44,163 ratings score: 716, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe 3.91 avg rating — 16,038 ratings score: 678, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd (Goodreads Author) 3.23 avg rating — 90,890 ratings score: 636, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Gap Creek by Robert Morgan 3.75 avg rating — 55,017 ratings score: 636, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Collected Stories by Eudora Welty 4.20 avg rating — 8,402 ratings score: 612, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Complete Stories of Truman Capote by Truman Capote 4.18 avg rating — 6,628 ratings score: 588, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty 3.52 avg rating — 16,074 ratings score: 584, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Grass Harp, Including A Tree of Night and Other Stories by Truman Capote 3.99 avg rating — 6,514 ratings score: 580, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Standing in the Rainbow by Fannie Flagg 4.07 avg rating — 19,219 ratings score: 553, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Last Gentleman by Walker Percy 3.80 avg rating — 2,713 ratings score: 551, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Little Altars Everywhere by Rebecca Wells (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 31,061 ratings score: 540, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg 3.96 avg rating — 35,391 ratings score: 539, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Bloodroot by Amy Greene (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 8,458 ratings score: 501, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	What Momma Left Behind by Cindy K. Sproles (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 946 ratings score: 500, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Charms for the Easy Life by Kaye Gibbons 4.02 avg rating — 13,018 ratings score: 473, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers 3.81 avg rating — 20,821 ratings score: 472, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Reivers by William Faulkner 3.77 avg rating — 8,294 ratings score: 468, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren 4.09 avg rating — 67,655 ratings score: 466, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	In the Land of Dreamy Dreams by Ellen Gilchrist 4.26 avg rating — 1,165 ratings score: 446, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 88,633 ratings score: 446, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor 3.81 avg rating — 39,538 ratings score: 444, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Go Down, Moses by William Faulkner 3.93 avg rating — 10,757 ratings score: 443, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Delta Wedding by Eudora Welty 3.60 avg rating — 3,915 ratings score: 440, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Ballad of the Sad Cafe by Edward Albee 3.73 avg rating — 1,233 ratings score: 436, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	North and South (North and South, #1) by John Jakes 4.21 avg rating — 62,854 ratings score: 433, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	A Short History of a Small Place by T.R. Pearson (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 1,283 ratings score: 424, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	You Can't Go Home Again by Thomas Wolfe 4.04 avg rating — 5,459 ratings score: 405, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Lancelot by Walker Percy 3.69 avg rating — 3,132 ratings score: 403, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Native Son by Richard Wright 4.05 avg rating — 107,343 ratings score: 400, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Word by Hubert Crouch (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 73 ratings score: 398, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 43,706 ratings score: 366, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Deliverance by James Dickey 3.89 avg rating — 34,348 ratings score: 364, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Fallen Land by Taylor Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 2,282 ratings score: 361, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Sleeping at the Starlite Motel: and Other Adventures on the Way Back Home by Bailey White 3.90 avg rating — 1,764 ratings score: 356, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest J. Gaines 4.09 avg rating — 7,105 ratings score: 355, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	A Feast of Snakes by Harry Crews 4.02 avg rating — 5,495 ratings score: 355, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith 4.19 avg rating — 8,199 ratings score: 346, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O'Connor 4.07 avg rating — 16,136 ratings score: 332, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories by Carson McCullers 3.77 avg rating — 27,250 ratings score: 330, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe 3.92 avg rating — 246,313 ratings score: 327, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Joe by Larry Brown 4.16 avg rating — 3,835 ratings score: 304, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Are You Sitting Down? by Shannon Yarbrough (Goodreads Author) 3.45 avg rating — 279 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 20,934 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Gods of Howl Mountain by Taylor Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 3,144 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Leaving Atlanta by Tayari Jones (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 7,611 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	The River Witch by Kimberly Brock (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 1,138 ratings score: 289, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Imogene in New Orleans (Imogene and the Boys #1) by Hunter Murphy (Goodreads Author) 3.35 avg rating — 497 ratings score: 284, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Love in a Dry Season by Shelby Foote 3.72 avg rating — 619 ratings score: 276, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 110,024 ratings score: 270, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1) by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 832,658 ratings score: 267, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars