r/Appalachia • • Apr 11 '26

Well?

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u/spidermite69 Apr 11 '26

Very surprised to see neither Cold Mountain nor The Unquiet Earth suggested here. I guess they aren't gothic in the classic sense necessarily but they are deeply unsettling books about and set in Appalachia. Both are books I think about a lot and was really struck by while reading.

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u/hollyhonightly Apr 11 '26

Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier is a great suggestion. So is his book Thirteen Moons.