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Thank you for the list. I loved season 1 of True Detective! Looking forward to diving into this list. Would you recommend one to start with or your favorite? Also will you watch any more of True Detective?

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Thank you! I will for sure skip right to S4, I’ve heard good things :) on this list, I absolutely loved The Devil All the Time, On the Savage Side, and The Boatman’s Daughter. Loved A God in the Shed too

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Love this list!!

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I love this! One of my favorites as well. Thank you!

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My pleasure!

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All have been added to my TBR. Well, except for the King in Yellow, which I read when the first season first aired, but could stand a reread.

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I definitely need to read it—first timer

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It’s a trip.

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HELL YES

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LOVE THIS!!! Thank you so much for the list! And can totally vouch for WISE BLOOD and William Gay (though I haven't read PROVINCE, I'm nuts for his books TWILIGHT and THE LONG HOME, and his short "The Paperhanger", which I published in my PSYCHOS anthology)!

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Thank you! That’s so cool—.id love to do a deep dive into his work. Have you read The Devil All the time? Man, I’d love to read everything I can get my hands on by that guy! Gritty, greasy, bleak as hell Southern Gothic is the best

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SOLD!!!

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You did it! What a list! With the new O'Connor movie, time to finally read Wise Blood. Thanks, Sadie.

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There’s a new movie?? *runs off to Google*

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We just finished it a couple weeks ago for the first time. All the Lovecraft stuff....!

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Episode 8 was like 😳😵🤯🫠

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omg for real. We watched 1 to prep for the new one with Jodi Foster.

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Interesting list. I've read The King in Yellow and find it hard to believe that a TV cop show could have anything to do with it. I guess I'll have to watch the show one of these days. Thanks!

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Sadie, thank you so much for the work you do. I can't get enough recommendations.

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This is awesome. Thank you. Looking forward to checking these out.

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Thank you for the recommendations, again. I am adding them to my TBR. And I personally loved S4. I am a huge fan of Issa Lopez (she did the movie, Tigers are Not Afraid, which I LOVE) Not to mention Jodie Foster and Kali Reis are amazing! Hope you share what your thoughts on S4.

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