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A Feast of Snakes
1.  A Feast of Snakes by Harry Crews
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  "Utterly brilliant Southern Gothic from a true master. A great book."
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Not Fade Away
2.  Not Fade Away by Jim Dodge
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  "The greatest road trip ever. Chill out to the sounds of the big bopper & cruise across the US meeting an asortment of "characters" along the way. Tripping!"
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Redbirds. Memories From The South
3.  Redbirds. Memories From The South by Rick Bragg
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  "A true look at life in the American deep south. This is a truly great and insightful book."
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The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things
4.  The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things by J.T. LeRoy
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  "Great film, great book. A riveting expose on growing up in America."
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Number9dream
5.  Number9dream by David Mitchell
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  "Brilliant. A great piece of fiction."
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A Salty Piece of Land
6.  A Salty Piece of Land by Jimmy Buffett
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  "Great surreal & enthralling novel. Light, lyrical & luscious."
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The Night Buffalo
7.  The Night Buffalo by Guillermo Arriaga
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  "A mexican tour de force. Exotic, violent, sensual, funny & sad. A coming of sage journey through love & loss."
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Gospel Singer
8.  Gospel Singer by Harry Crews
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  "Darkly brilliant, a powerhouse of a story that hits you hard. Dark, disturbing yet ambrosial."
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The Road
9.  The Road by Cormac McCarthy
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  "Brilliant. Dark, Astounding."
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Vernon God Little
10.  Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre
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  "Excellent. Hilarious & thought provoking."
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The Hottest State
11.  The Hottest State by Ethan Hawke
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  "Brilliant first novel from a fine young writer and actor - perfectly matched the mood of  our generation."
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The Republic of Trees
12.  The Republic of Trees by Sam Taylor
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  "Great first novel. Enjoyable, sensual, adventerous."
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Tokyo Doesn't Love Us Anymore
13.  Tokyo Doesn't Love Us Anymore by Ray Loriga
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  "Strange, compelling, insightful, modern, demented, illuminating."
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The Motel Life
14.  The Motel Life by Willy Vlautin
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  "Lyrical novel of life & siblings"
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Naked Pueblo
15.  Naked Pueblo by Mark Poirier
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  "Irradiant collection of Short Stories."
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And the Ass Saw the Angel (Essential Penguin)
16.  And the Ass Saw the Angel (Essential Penguin) by Nick Cave
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  "Wicked, weird, wonderful. A future southern gothic classic"
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Hell at the Breech
17.  Hell at the Breech by Tom Franklin
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  "Fantastic truth based fiction. An atmospheric,  gripping, enchanting yarn. Excellent."
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Dirty Havana Trilogy
18.  Dirty Havana Trilogy by Pedro Juan Gutierrez
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  "Raunchy, raw storytelling from Cuba"
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A Sport and a Pastime
19.  A Sport and a Pastime by James Salter
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  "Highly readable and pleasurable. A must for the francaphone."
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The Shadow Of The Wind
20.  The Shadow Of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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  "Alluring"
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The Alumni Grill II: Anthology of Southern Writers
21.  The Alumni Grill II: Anthology of Southern Writers by Tom Franklin
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  "A fine collection of short stories from the Deep South. Worth exploring & discovering new gems."
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Gods in Alabama
22.  Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson
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  "Admirable - reflects the contempoary Deep South I know."
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Tarantula
23.  Tarantula by Thierry Jonquet
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  "Resplendent & Captivating."
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Adios Muchachos
24.  Adios Muchachos by Daniel Chavarria
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  "one of the best from the new wave of cuban/latin american writers"
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Bangkok 8
25.  Bangkok 8 by John Burdett
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  "great detective thriller that brings alive the feel & essense of thailand"
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