A book that best captures the people and culture the book is set in. Thanks. Also would enjoy any book that tried to capture regional accents, phrases, etc. by WileyLynch8 Related: I tend to like books based more on compelling story, characters, and writing more than a genre… here are ones I’ve enjoyed – what should I read next?? Books about Sisters Booktok recs that doesn’t deserve the hype Need book suggestions for mom Princess and her guard trope!
glenn3k on February 16, 2024 2:15 pm Either Absalom, Absalom by William Faulkner or Suttree by Cormac McCarthy
midnightmike on February 16, 2024 2:22 pm I second Absalom, Absalom! along with most Faulkner books/stories. To Kill a Mockingbird and Cold Sassy Tree are good ones too.
vivahermione on February 16, 2024 2:30 pm Most books by Lee Smith, but especially Me and My Baby View the Eclipse.
RangerActual on February 16, 2024 2:33 pm Absalom, Absalom by Faulkner. Also…most of the rest of Faulkner. All the Kings Men by Robert Warren is another good one.
PM_Me_Your_Clones on February 16, 2024 2:37 pm Not really “The South” but A Confederacy Of Dunces is a magnificent book set in early ’60s New Orleans.
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Either Absalom, Absalom by William Faulkner or Suttree by Cormac McCarthy
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I second Absalom, Absalom! along with most Faulkner books/stories. To Kill a Mockingbird and Cold Sassy Tree are good ones too.
Most books by Lee Smith, but especially Me and My Baby View the Eclipse.
John Grisham books are usually set in the south…
Absalom, Absalom by Faulkner. Also…most of the rest of Faulkner.
All the Kings Men by Robert Warren is another good one.
Not really “The South” but A Confederacy Of Dunces is a magnificent book set in early ’60s New Orleans.