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Blackwater: The Complete Saga by Michael McDowell
4.0

A family saga spanning over generations with unsettling folk lore-ish themes. Not outright horror, but very very enjoyable. On the surface level, we are gifted complex family dynamics with believable characters. Past that exists a mysterious and impending sense of the supernatural. This ambiguous quality is what made the book truly shine in contrast to its harsh light on reality (aging, uncompromising death, nature, societal expectations, etc. etc.) and picture-perfect immersion into the rural South.