Listopia > Aiken314's votes on the list Best Southern Literature (27 Books)
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I Am One of You Forever
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"This southern novel changed almost all of 20th century writing--voice, narrator, satire, multiple themes, multiple reading levels--it is still the most outstanding book in American lit., in my opinion."
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rated it 5 stars
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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"The Okies had Grapes of Wrath; southerners had TKAM. 'Nuff said."
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rated it 5 stars
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Absalom, Absalom!
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"Quentin Compson is still trying to explain the south in this classic by Faulkner. Unless you're born in the south, you may never understand."
Aiken314
rated it 5 stars
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Look Homeward, Angel
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"I read this book in college and thought Wolfe had simply changed the names of my grandparents."
Aiken314
rated it 5 stars
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The Collected Stories
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"Welty is gentle, compassionate, and humorous. "
Aiken314
rated it 4 stars
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The Lords of Discipline
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"Can explain honor like no one or nothing else"
Aiken314
rated it 5 stars
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The Floatplane Notebooks
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"Funny & heartbreaking."
Aiken314
rated it 5 stars
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Go Down, Moses
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"Collection of stories; my favorite is "The Old People""
Aiken314
rated it 5 stars
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Pudd'nhead Wilson
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"Puddnhead's Calendar is bitter and priceless; it is not a politically correct book, but still Twain at his biting best."
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rated it 5 stars
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The Sound and the Fury
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A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1)
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"Couldn't read this early Grisham novel fast enough."
Aiken314
rated it 4 stars
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The Water Is Wide
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"Touching, true & one that reminds me why I teach."
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rated it 5 stars
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The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories
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"McCullers explanation of "beloved" and the role of the beloved is worth the read."
Aiken314
rated it 4 stars
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Gods in Alabama
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"Love her writing. Wickedly funny. Fluent. "
Aiken314
rated it 3 stars
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The Hamlet (The Snopes Trilogy, #1)
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Life on the Mississippi
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Delta Wedding
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The Violent Bear It Away
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Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories
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Gone with the Wind
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Eudora Welty: Stories, Essays, and Memoirs
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Complete Novels: The Robber Bridegroom / Delta Wedding / The Ponder Heart / Losing Battles / The Optimist's Daughter
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A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
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Between, Georgia
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Wise Blood
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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Tobacco Road
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Jan 16, 2013 04:47PM
I'm not sure about the ranking of the list, but I am very happy to see I AM ONE OF YOU FOREVER listed at the top. That is probably one of the most beautiful books I've ever read. I've been keep a shelf of books that I want to read for retirement, because don't have time at the present; I'm looking forward to those. Then, there will be books I'll save for the nursing home--a long time away, I hope, but just in case . . . this will be one of those book on a slim shelf.
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