Aiken314's votes on the list Best Southern Literature

Listopia > Aiken314's votes on the list Best Southern Literature (27 Books)

1	I Am One of You Forever by Fred Chappell 4.09 avg rating — 1,649 ratings "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." Aiken314 rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 4.26 avg rating — 6,903,381 ratings "The Okies had Grapes of Wrath; southerners had TKAM. 'Nuff said." Aiken314 rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner 3.99 avg rating — 48,071 ratings "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 See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Look Homeward, Angel by Thomas Wolfe 3.91 avg rating — 15,801 ratings "I read this book in college and thought Wolfe had simply changed the names of my grandparents." Aiken314 rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The Collected Stories by Eudora Welty 4.20 avg rating — 8,335 ratings "Welty is gentle, compassionate, and humorous. " Aiken314 rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy 4.34 avg rating — 30,151 ratings "Can explain honor like no one or nothing else" Aiken314 rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The Floatplane Notebooks by Clyde Edgerton 3.75 avg rating — 1,154 ratings "Funny & heartbreaking." Aiken314 rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Go Down, Moses by William Faulkner 3.93 avg rating — 10,588 ratings "Collection of stories; my favorite is "The Old People"" Aiken314 rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain 3.75 avg rating — 19,490 ratings "Puddnhead's Calendar is bitter and priceless; it is not a politically correct book, but still Twain at his biting best." Aiken314 rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner 3.86 avg rating — 196,393 ratings Aiken314 rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance, #1) by John Grisham (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 826,956 ratings "Couldn't read this early Grisham novel fast enough." Aiken314 rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
12	The Water Is Wide by Pat Conroy 4.17 avg rating — 27,014 ratings "Touching, true & one that reminds me why I teach." Aiken314 rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories by Carson McCullers 3.78 avg rating — 26,428 ratings "McCullers explanation of "beloved" and the role of the beloved is worth the read." Aiken314 rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 24,090 ratings "Love her writing. Wickedly funny. Fluent. " Aiken314 rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The Hamlet (The Snopes Trilogy, #1) by William Faulkner 3.86 avg rating — 5,979 ratings Aiken314 rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain 3.87 avg rating — 15,547 ratings Aiken314 rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Delta Wedding by Eudora Welty 3.60 avg rating — 3,839 ratings Aiken314 rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O'Connor 4.07 avg rating — 15,568 ratings Aiken314 rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Everything That Rises Must Converge: Stories by Flannery O'Connor 4.23 avg rating — 22,128 ratings Aiken314 rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 4.31 avg rating — 1,257,819 ratings Aiken314 rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Eudora Welty: Stories, Essays, and Memoirs by Eudora Welty 4.37 avg rating — 360 ratings Aiken314 rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Complete Novels: The Robber Bridegroom / Delta Wedding / The Ponder Heart / Losing Battles / The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty 4.17 avg rating — 290 ratings Aiken314 rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor 4.16 avg rating — 49,817 ratings Aiken314 rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Between, Georgia by Joshilyn Jackson (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 16,211 ratings Aiken314 rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor 3.82 avg rating — 37,872 ratings Aiken314 rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass 4.13 avg rating — 135,212 ratings Aiken314 rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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	Tobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell 3.71 avg rating — 15,913 ratings Aiken314 rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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