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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
This book is a better book than I am able to give it credit for. Book club added a star - a painful reading experience, like trying to decipher magnetic poetry, but with huge satisfaction when you realize in discussion that more of it clicked than you thought it did.
I will have to rate this after I visit it again. It took determination to get far enough that I felt that I was absorbing enough to keep pace. I will be rereading this one.
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Acho que um dos melhores livros que já li na minha vida. A história é empolgante e vai te empolgando mais e mais conforme a trama passa, mas a forma como ela é contada é que é a cereja do bolo. Fantástico!! Terei que reler esse livro. Claro que terei. Obrigado, Faulkner, por tê-lo escrito. Obrigado pessoas que já leram o livro e youtubers que me encorajaram a continuar com a história apesar do início dificílimo de compreender. <3
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
One of the most unique books I have ever read. The language used starts almost incomprehensibly, and becomes progressively more clear, just as the plot points do. The first half of the book is full of deliberate run-on sentences, incomplete thoughts, and entire pages void of any punctuation. It is clear that Faulkner has a complete mastery of the English language and used it to portray the world in very particular ways.
Spoiler
It was very difficult to get through Benjy's section, particularly since so many characters had the same name and I could hardly tell when the time periods changed. Quentin's section was maybe my favorite, and provided some more clarity but was almost just as confusing at times. He was a very tragic and tortured character who could never rise above his own faults. His obsession with Caddy was disturbing and his views on femininity incredibly outdated. Jason was a bitter and spiteful man, and I hated almost everyone of his actions. He deserved every bad thing that Miss Quentin eventually did to him. And finally, Dilsey is maybe the only member of the Compson household left that has any good left in her. She was the mother and figurehead that the family needed, if only they could get past their own prejudice. I think the story ended rather abruptly, but I appreciate the completeness of it nonetheless. It was a joy to read.
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A tough read, as expected, but rewarding. I still think I prefer 'As I Lay Dying' but I'm so glad I gave this another shot and succeeded. I am quickly adoring Faulkner and plan to read much more now I have defeated this. He was a genius, that's for sure, and this is a true accomplishment.