Best Southern Books (331 books)

Best Southern Books

Fiction or nonfiction set in the American South or about Southerners

1	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 1,398,348 ratings score: 15,643, and 158 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 464,298 ratings score: 9,212, and 94 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Help by Kathryn Stockett (Goodreads Author) 4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 747,645 ratings score: 8,362, and 85 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 700,067 ratings score: 5,933, and 61 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 88,759 ratings score: 5,401, and 56 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 95,566 ratings score: 4,641, and 49 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Southern Mystical Moments by Patricia H. Graham (Goodreads Author) 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 20 ratings score: 4,478, and 45 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Hillbilly Tales from the Smoky Mountains - And Other Homespun Remedies, Proverbs, and Poetry by Patricia H. Graham (Goodreads Author) 4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 4,453, and 45 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Past, Present, and Promises by Patricia H. Graham (Goodreads Author) 4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 4,237, and 43 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 577,876 ratings score: 3,396, and 35 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 37,636 ratings score: 3,342, and 35 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 99,912 ratings score: 3,342, and 35 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 97,616 ratings score: 3,088, and 33 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Color Purple by Alice Walker 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 196,170 ratings score: 2,920, and 32 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 42,435 ratings score: 2,677, and 28 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 79,166 ratings score: 2,618, and 28 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 75,791 ratings score: 2,492, and 26 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 53,377 ratings score: 2,466, and 26 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells (Goodreads Author) 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 311,260 ratings score: 2,088, and 22 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 96,980 ratings score: 1,999, and 22 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	A Painted House by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 39,101 ratings score: 1,913, and 20 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 46,257 ratings score: 1,907, and 21 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 235,121 ratings score: 1,882, and 21 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Beloved by Toni Morrison 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 135,755 ratings score: 1,613, and 18 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Roots by Alex Haley 4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 59,019 ratings score: 1,536, and 18 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 25,723 ratings score: 1,501, and 16 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Light in August by William Faulkner 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 25,555 ratings score: 1,489, and 16 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor 4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 15,832 ratings score: 1,407, and 15 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 17,350 ratings score: 1,402, and 15 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Mid Ocean by T. Rafael Cimino (Goodreads Author) 4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 120 ratings score: 1,399, and 14 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman (Goodreads Author) 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 34,004 ratings score: 1,374, and 14 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Little Friend by Donna Tartt 3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 11,749 ratings score: 1,347, and 15 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 3,940 ratings score: 1,326, and 15 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Beach Music by Pat Conroy 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 19,247 ratings score: 1,304, and 14 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Pelican Brief by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 154,259 ratings score: 1,293, and 15 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 113,400 ratings score: 1,247, and 15 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 24,428 ratings score: 1,233, and 14 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories by Carson McCullers 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 4,572 ratings score: 1,171, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Wayward Gifted - Broken Point by Donna K. Childree (Goodreads Author) 4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 34 ratings score: 1,096, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty 3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 3,602 ratings score: 1,077, and 12 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Awakening by Kate Chopin 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 69,250 ratings score: 1,074, and 13 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Collected Stories by Eudora Welty 4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 3,253 ratings score: 1,005, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 113,651 ratings score: 1,002, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 4,795 ratings score: 992, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 5,700 ratings score: 981, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 9,782 ratings score: 954, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Confessions of Nat Turner by William Styron 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 5,592 ratings score: 934, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Deliverance by James Dickey 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 14,379 ratings score: 902, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor 4.48 of 5 stars 4.48 avg rating — 15,239 ratings score: 882, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Client by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 153,401 ratings score: 880, and 10 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Firm by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 230,257 ratings score: 860, and 11 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 18,625 ratings score: 847, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 12,416 ratings score: 818, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	A Land More Kind Than Home by Wiley Cash 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 4,192 ratings score: 794, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Go Down, Moses by William Faulkner 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 4,574 ratings score: 779, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 346 ratings score: 742, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Sanctuary by William Faulkner 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 5,028 ratings score: 741, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	North and South (North and South, #1) by John Jakes 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 22,010 ratings score: 714, and 9 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	You Can't Go Home Again by Thomas Wolfe 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 2,160 ratings score: 702, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Gordonston Ladies Dog Walking Club by Duncan Whitehead (Goodreads Author) 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 153 ratings score: 700, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Delta Wedding by Eudora Welty 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 1,186 ratings score: 699, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	River Town by T. Rafael Cimino (Goodreads Author) 4.47 of 5 stars 4.47 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 697, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Blood Meridian, or the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy 4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 33,889 ratings score: 674, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	A Time to Kill by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 348,683 ratings score: 670, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Ava's Man by Rick Bragg 4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 2,630 ratings score: 664, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Collected Works: Wise Blood / A Good Man is Hard to Find / The Violent Bear it Away / Everything that Rises Must Converge / Essays and Letters (Library of America #39) by Flannery O'Connor 4.57 of 5 stars 4.57 avg rating — 1,690 ratings score: 663, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Moviegoer by Walker Percy 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 9,705 ratings score: 637, and 8 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Other Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 5,406 ratings score: 614, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	South of Broad by Pat Conroy 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 19,458 ratings score: 590, and 7 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, #9) by Charlaine Harris 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 104,844 ratings score: 574, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	All Together Dead (Sookie Stackhouse, #7) by Charlaine Harris 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 111,994 ratings score: 567, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Boy's Life by Robert R. McCammon 4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 7,670 ratings score: 552, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Tobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 5,072 ratings score: 540, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 95,280 ratings score: 536, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 4,574 ratings score: 525, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All by Allan Gurganus 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 2,678 ratings score: 524, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Stories, Essays, and Memoirs (Library of America #102) by Eudora Welty 4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 134 ratings score: 502, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Ain't No Grave: The Life & Legacy of Brother Claude Ely by Macel Ely II 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 500, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Savannah Blues (Weezie and Bebe Mysteries, #1) by Mary Kay Andrews 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 7,606 ratings score: 484, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 11,799 ratings score: 479, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin (Goodreads Author) 3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 15,285 ratings score: 476, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Lie Down in Darkness by William Styron 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 1,169 ratings score: 467, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! by Fannie Flagg 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 9,450 ratings score: 420, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	One Writer's Beginnings by Eudora Welty 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 1,423 ratings score: 420, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Mudbound by Hillary Jordan (Goodreads Author) 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 23,928 ratings score: 415, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Sewerville: A Southern Gangster Novel by Aaron Saylor (Goodreads Author) 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 400, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Strange Career of Jim Crow by C. Vann Woodward 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 576 ratings score: 398, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Ghost on Black Mountain by Ann Hite (Goodreads Author) 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 492 ratings score: 395, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 5,022 ratings score: 392, and 6 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The House on Tradd Street (Tradd Street, #1) by Karen White 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 4,492 ratings score: 390, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Zeitoun by Dave Eggers 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 32,315 ratings score: 386, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Savannah Breeze (Weezie and Bebe Mysteries, #2) by Mary Kay Andrews 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 6,450 ratings score: 385, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1) by Dan Brown 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 819,883 ratings score: 377, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Plays 1957-1980 (Library of America #120) by Tennessee Williams 4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 195 ratings score: 371, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The Hamlet by William Faulkner 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 2,274 ratings score: 361, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks (Goodreads Author) 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 219,122 ratings score: 354, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	The Violent Bear it Away by Flannery O'Connor 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 3,734 ratings score: 350, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 5,969 ratings score: 345, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Complete Novels: The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter / Reflections in a Golden Eye / The Ballad of the Sad Cafe / The Member of the Wedding / Clock Without Hands (Library of America #128) by Carson McCullers 4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 523 ratings score: 344, and 5 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	The Bottoms by Joe R. Lansdale 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 2,147 ratings score: 323, and 4 people voted	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars