Going on vibes alone (and obviously a good book would be even better) I am dying to be immersed in a southern gothic world for a while.
I absolutely love the aesthetic of the deep south, dark swamps, mouldy wooden plank buildings etc etc. I want a book that evokes this atmosphere desperately.
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Starling House
Shadow Country by Peter Matthiessen. Also Swamplandia By Karen Russel.
Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo
Maybe Truman Capote’s first two novels.
A Good Man Is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor
Wise Blood by Flannery OConnor
Michael McDowell’s Blackwater saga should hit the spot. They’ve recently been republished, but if you can find the previously published six book collection in one you’ll save some money.
The Hollow Kind—Andy Davidson. A woman inherits a turpentine estate in Georgia. Weirdness ensues.
The Reformatory—Tananarive Due. One of the best novels I’ve ever read.
Outer Dark by Cormac McCarthy
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due