thoughts? this writer isn't very well-liked but this seems like a good book so far.
>>8051900
is it a gay whore on the cover
what? who doesn't like Carson McCullers?
>>8052377
mainly my snooty lit professor who noticed i was reading this and said "i hate that author"
>>8052384
you should remind your prof that mccullers has a place on bloom's prestigious western canon
>>8052443
and then ask your prof where his place is
>>8052443
She's not even in the top 10 among Southern Gothic writers, though.
>>8052533
Flannery O'Connor and Faulkner are far superior, sure... But who else?
>>8052533
There's Faulkner, then O'Connor, then who?
I thought it was trite but then again all Southern Gothic is rather garbage. She's the worst of the bunch but corncob manlet and cripple girl aren't much better.
>>8052737
kill yourself
>>8052737
>rather garbage
I take great pleasure in knowing you won't see the end of this century.
>>8052443
>>8052448
>>8051900
harper lee ripped this off
I Only read 'the heart is a lonely hunter' and really enjoyed it.
Can someone recommend other works of her?
>>8051900
I like that cover art style so much. It reminds me of the shelf of paperbacks from the '50 and '60 -- mostly sci-fi -- my father left me.
What is the "Gothic" in "Southern Gothic" supposed to invoke??
>>8053376
Kek your mama reminds me of a whore
>>8052384
Remind him he's a lit professor who is only published by small university lit magazines and publishers and the only people that have read his work were maybe the 4 former curious lit students
>>8053391
nigger
>>8051900
she was an alcoholic so she's okay
>>8051900
I thought about reading that but then I found out Carson was actually a woman. After that I decided to ignore her existence.
>>8053301
Try The Ballad of the Sad Café and Other Stories, it have good reviwes.
Anybody read The Member of the Wedding or Reflections in a Golden Eye?
>>8053812
golden eye is good
>>8051900
>naming a mute character "Mr. Singer"
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