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John Lithgow recommended Absalom, Absalom! in Books (curated)

 
Absalom, Absalom!
Absalom, Absalom!
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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"I have to include Faulkner. With multiple narrators, shifts in time, and sentences that go on for a thousand words, it is an Everest-like challenge. But its epic story of the doomed Sutpen dynasty is a masterpiece of Southern literature. Read it slowly (you pretty much have to) and savor every word."

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The Almost Sisters
The Almost Sisters
Joshilyn Jackson | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.5 (2 Ratings)
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I love all her complicated-Southern-family books, but the protagonist of this one is a woman who makes a living as a comic book artist/graphic novelist, and also has weekly board game nights
Critic- Alicia K.
Original Score: 4 out of 5

Read Review: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32600726-the-almost-sisters
  
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Bill Plympton recommended Baby Doll (1956) in Movies (curated)

 
Baby Doll (1956)
Baby Doll (1956)
1956 | Classics, Comedy
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"I guess lastly is Baby Doll by Elia Kazan, where Karl Malden plays a sexually inexperienced husband, and his wife plays him for a fool, pretending to be a 12-year-old nymphette. Again it’s a very Southern Gothic, surreal, sexual perversion escapade. It’s another film I’ve watched many times and find it very hilarious."

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The Fugitive Kind (1960)
The Fugitive Kind (1960)
1960 | Drama, Romance
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"How can you go wrong with a Tennessee Williams script (originally his play Orpheus Descending) directed by Sidney Lumet, with the great Anna Magnani, Joanne Woodward, and Marlon Brando (playing a retired guitar player named Snakeskin, who is trying to turn over a new leaf in a very racist southern town). An obscure classic."

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Dana Calvo recommended Tootsie (1982) in Movies (curated)

 
Tootsie (1982)
Tootsie (1982)
1982 | Comedy, Drama

"Tone, tone, tone. Even in the most touching moments, the movie never strays from the ridiculousness of Dustin Hoffman in panty hose, pancake makeup, a wig, and an exquisite Southern accent. And the heartfelt desperation of an out-of-work actor adds a perfectly acidic zing into what could have been a syrupy rom-com."

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Feb 11, 2025  
"Andi is drawn into a mystery that will force her to confront her gifts, her guilt, and the ghosts haunting her."

Excerpt & #Giveaway: Bone Pendant Girls (Andi Wyndham #1) by Terry S. Friedman - #Paranormal, #Thriller, #Suspense, #Mystery, #Southern,

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