Bleak Books about Southern

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Wise Blood

Wise Blood
Flannery O'Connor

Similar Novels 74%

As I Lay Dying
William Faulkner

Similar Novels 77%

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell

Similar Novels 96%

Absalom, Absalom!

Absalom, Absalom!
William Faulkner

Similar Novels 90%

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Carson McCullers

Similar Novels 82%

Light in August

Light in August
William Faulkner

Similar Novels 81%

Invisible Man

Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison

Similar Novels 88%

Child of God

Child of God
Cormac McCarthy

Similar Novels 82%

Look Homeward, Angel

Look Homeward, Angel
Thomas Wolfe

Similar Novels 70%

The Known World
Edward P. Jones

Similar Novels 74%

A Death in the Family

A Death in the Family
James Agee

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The Prince of Tides

The Prince of Tides
Pat Conroy

Similar Novels 84%

Suttree

Suttree
Cormac McCarthy

Similar Novels 84%

Beach Music

Beach Music
Pat Conroy

Similar Novels 90%

Annihilation

Annihilation
Jeff VanderMeer

Similar Novels 82%

Outer Dark

Outer Dark
Cormac McCarthy

Similar Novels 76%

The Little Friend

The Little Friend
Donna Tartt

Similar Novels 72%

Losing Battles

Losing Battles
Eudora Welty

Similar Novels 72%

Native Son

Native Son
Richard Wright

Similar Novels 80%

Paris Trout

Paris Trout
Pete Dexter

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