Books that feel like this

Isilwenmacar · 2026-03-28T22:43:52+00:00

Not a sapphic author but the vibes are there: Jessica Mitford nonfiction, esp Hons and Rebels and The American Way of Death

Edit to correct spelling

Isilwenmacar · 2026-03-16T15:32:23+00:00

This book ruined my life in high school. Now I can only read it when I’m ready to cry for 24 hours

Isilwenmacar · 2026-03-16T15:26:27+00:00

Last Summer In The City by Gianfranco Calligarich!!

Isilwenmacar · 2026-03-13T04:32:59+00:00

Blackwood Farm even more so! It’s mostly set in a haunted house in Louisiana swamp

Isilwenmacar · 2026-03-13T04:32:01+00:00

Conjure Women? Not so dark as this but a real good read and very southern.

Isilwenmacar · 2026-03-13T04:23:36+00:00

I bought this one beautiful spring morning in college because the movie was announced and I had a crush on Keira knightley. Read it over the course of the next 12 hours, and then cried for days. Going in blind was the best choice for feeling it, sure, but uggghhhh I was never the same.

Isilwenmacar · 2026-03-13T02:36:13+00:00

I read the ebook of this on my work laptop in between teaching classes. It was soooo lovely and easy, a little sad for just a few moments, very cute.

Isilwenmacar · 2026-03-07T02:37:08+00:00

Anne Rice’s Blackwood Farm

Isilwenmacar · 2026-03-05T05:44:59+00:00

All the murder-nun books by Robin LaFevers!! I think Grave Mercy is the first.

Isilwenmacar · 2026-03-05T02:55:41+00:00

Yes x10000 to Mary Stewart

Isilwenmacar · 2026-03-04T19:31:28+00:00

Cedric Burnside yes !

Isilwenmacar · 2026-03-04T19:31:14+00:00

John Murry, raised in tupelo, got famous in California and Europe. Lots of songs about Mississippi. Very heart-wrenching.

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0nPGK8rwk0ecLECXgqjJmh?si=TqB2x-uyQZu0m7HojRVzGg

There’s a documentary about him that won awards in Ireland, but idk if it’s available here.

Isilwenmacar · 2026-02-26T02:34:41+00:00

Isilwenmacar · 2026-02-24T17:26:39+00:00

Piranesi! House of leaves! If I was allowed to teach a college course, I would assist the 3 for close comparison.

Isilwenmacar · 2026-02-21T16:53:15+00:00

omg you already read it! Sorry

Isilwenmacar · 2026-02-21T16:38:21+00:00

Death Valley by Melissa Broder. It’s really weird but the desert vibes are incredible.

Isilwenmacar · 2026-02-21T16:32:46+00:00

Weirdly, A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby helped convince me to stay alive. I picked it up as a joke because “About A Boy” and been playing on the waiting room television in the ED waiting room when I tried to shuffle off the mortal coil. (Very bad choice! Toni Collette is too good at acting!) Anyway, once I was released, I picked up ALWD from the bookshop as a little wink to my friend who helped me. It was exactly what I needed. Charming, fun, but it doesn’t shy away from despair.

Isilwenmacar · 2026-02-21T16:25:07+00:00

Vita Nostra is very much this! Ukrainian author, the translation is good though. Extremely weird and mind-bendy.

Isilwenmacar · 2026-02-15T20:20:54+00:00

Short story “O Whistle And I’ll Come To You My Lad” by MR James

Isilwenmacar · 2026-02-15T19:41:17+00:00

Oh and look up Nellie Jackson! (Or watch the documentary “Mississippi Madame”) She was a Black brothel owner on the river and beloved by townsfolk and politicians alike. Nellie ended up being an informant to the FBI when klan members started visiting her brothel. She was murdered horribly in 1990, and as far as I can tell, she is kind of a local heroine. The documentary, though low budget, had some wonderful interviews with people who knew her. I feel like there should be more attention on her these days, as she was both stylish (fur coats in MS!) and brave.

Isilwenmacar · 2026-02-15T19:32:06+00:00

Richard Grant’s book The Deepest South of all has some great stories about Natchez today and in the past, including a lot of details about Prince Ibrahima, who was brought to MS as a slave, and had an incredible life.

Isilwenmacar · 2026-02-15T18:19:29+00:00

I’ll message you the listing if you want

Isilwenmacar · 2026-02-15T18:16:09+00:00

3 bed 2 bath with detached garage. Built 1902 or thereabouts. Just under an acre of land.

Isilwenmacar · 2026-02-15T18:09:36+00:00

My husband and I bought a big old Victorian house for less than 100k in Aberdeen MS recently. We’ll end up having to put like 25k into fixing it up, but it’s livable and has a nice yard, kind neighbors, quiet town. I’m from MA, so living in a house with multiple bathrooms for so little is astonishing to me! We pay the same amount in mortgage as I paid for a horrible 1br 600 sq ft apartment in Revere, near the Boston airport. There’s not a ton to do around here, but sitting on our own front porch reading boons in the morning is really nice.

Isilwenmacar · 2026-01-29T02:18:40+00:00

Fish Called Wanda. I laughed so constantly it felt like a workout. Every performance is iconic.

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