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54 books · 26 voters · list created September 24th, 2015 by Nora (votes) .
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Susanna - Censored by GoodReads In Cold Blood is great but A. non-fiction, and B. Kansas is in the South now?


message 2: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Sep 27, 2015 09:28AM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "In Cold Blood is great but A. non-fiction, and B. Kansas is in the South now?"

I read In Cold Blood and had voted for it, but reading your comment I realized it is indeed non-fiction (so I've removed my vote).

Not being American, I've added some books I'm not sure you would consider to be in/about 'the deep south'. The few titles I've added are by William Faulkner and Toni Morrison. Please, feel free to delete the added titles if they don't belong on this list, because as I said, I'm not American :-)


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads Faulkner, definitely yes. A native of Mississippi, writing fiction set there.

Toni Morrison was born in Ohio, so I'd say 'no.'


message 4: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Sep 27, 2015 07:59PM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Toni Morrison was born in Ohio, so I'd say 'no.'"

Beloved was already on this list (#6), so I voted for it. I added Paradise and The Bluest Eye but it has been years since I read them, which is part of the reason why I wasn't altogether sure about those two. I didn't add Song of Solomon, although I own a copy, as I haven't read it yet, so I have no idea about this one.

Would you like me to remove Paradise and The Bluest Eye?


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads I didn't start the list. Nora, how strict do you want to be about "Southern author"?


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