"ππππ ππππππ ππππ, ππππ πΎππππ π±ππππππ? 'π·πππππ πΎπππππ π―ππππ,' ππππ πππ ππππ πΎππππ π±ππππππ." - William Faulkner π·οΈπ·οΈπ·οΈπ·οΈπ·οΈπ·οΈπ·οΈ A few days ago @matt.lune tagged me in the #candycanebookstack challenge. My little Faulkner collection called out to me with their bright red spines. Already shelved beside their white-spined southern kin, I knew I had to present a saccharine stack of southern gothic reads... They may not be the most festive reads, and they definitely display far more death than decadence, but they really are very good so I've decided it doesn't matter! The recent #generallygothicbookworm readalong that @gothicbookworm & I hosted was itself a southern gothic novel - 'Little Sister Death', by William Gay. The novel opens with a quote from Faulkner (partially quoted above), showing the former's respect for the latter and the interconnection between various works within a genre. As well as other southern gothic authors, Gay also took inspiration from local lore. π You can all about the 'true' haunting that influenced Gay's narrative at generallygothic.com now. π: Link in bio to read 'Lore in "Little Sister Death'"'. There we are, that's the festive connection - we all know ghosts are a staple Christmas visitor... But more on that tomorrow! . #gothic #generallygothic #bookstack #bookstagram #bookstagramchallenge #bookworm #bookspines #williamfaulkner #williamgay #bookquote #quote #cormacmcarthy #flanneryoconnor #southerngothic #blogger #littlesisterdeath #spookynerd #readalong #blogpost #americangothic #americanliterature #christmas #decadenceandecay #candycane #winter https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ZISLBgebQ/?igshid=15ms6isa9e1kp
