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John Berendt recommended The Magic Christian in Books (curated)

 
The Magic Christian
The Magic Christian
Terry Southern | 2019 | Fiction & Poetry, Humor & Comedy
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"I include this quirky novel in my list, because it is a satiric gem and one of the guiltiest of guilty pleasures. Terry Southern was a comic genius (Dr. Strangelove, Candy) who has never quite been given his due. The argument of The Magic Christian is a simple one, namely: There is no limit to what you can make people do, if you give them enough money. Everyone has his price. In this slim volume, Southern illustrates this point in a story that becomes increasingly outrageous and culminates in one of the most absurdly comic scenes in the American literary canon."

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    Wallander

    Wallander

    7.4 (7 Ratings) Rate It

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    Existential detective Kurt Wallander must battle his own demons as he works to solve a series of...

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James Franco recommended The Long Home in Books (curated)

 
The Long Home
The Long Home
William Gay | 2003 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry
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"An unabashed disciple of Cormac McCarthy, this is the first book by a reclusive man who had old Tennessee pumping in his veins. Youth versus experience, love versus hate, this is a distinctly southern tale of a honkey tonk, murder, young lovers, and retribution."

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Maybe it's just because I couldn't get out of the south fast enough, but this book is way to focued on the southern cuisine for my taste. I wish it had branched out a bit. She is however a southerner so I guess it's to be expected.
  
A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories
A Good Man is Hard to Find and Other Stories
Flannery O'Connor | 1977 | Fiction & Poetry
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"The Grandmama of southern gothic literature, O'Connor unabashedly tackles faith and faithlessness head on. Grotesque, funny and oftentimes creepy, these stories draw a picture of a society on the brink of moral bankruptcy. I find them more relevant today than ever....even on a desert island."

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    Josie (2018)

    Josie (2018)

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    Hank, a solitary man living a dull existence in the sleepy, Southern town raises eyebrows when he...