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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying VampiresNovel
Grady Hendrixstandalone novel2020
Horror, about vampires and friendship, set in small town.
JawsSeries
series3 books1974
completed
Thriller & suspense and horror, tense in tone, about survival.
“Doubleday commissioned Benchley to write the novel in 1971, a period when the writer worked as a freelance journalist.”
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Coyote Cal AdventuresSeries
series10 books2011
Weird fiction, adventurous in tone, set in 19th century.
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Even Cowgirls Get the BluesNovel
Tom Robbinsstandalone novel1976
Literary & general and humor, about identity and gender and society.
“Sissy Hankshaw was born with unusually oversized thumbs, and instead of seeing them as a flaw turns them into a gift: the greatest hitchhiking thumbs in America, carrying her across the country on a restless road life.”
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The House Next DoorNovel
Anne Rivers Siddonsstandalone novel1978
Horror and ghost stories, about curses, set in small town.
“Thirtysomething Colquitt and Walter Kennedy live in a charming, peaceful suburb of newly bustling Atlanta, Georgia.”
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The Dark PondNovel
Joseph Bruchacstandalone novel2004
Horror, tense in tone, about coming of age, set in contemporary.
“The author of Skeleton Man returns with another chilling tale.What kind of sinister creature lurks in the dark pond in the forest?”
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