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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
challenging
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Probably the hardest book I've ever read
Faulkner is an excellent writer but he just doesn't speak to me.
I love Faulkner's work, ever since I read As I Lay Dying. Like that book Faulkner once again shows the lives of a southern family during a time of turmoil. Faulkner as a writer uses the theme of a powerful southern family during the fall of class and nobility in the south. This shows the family struggling with the old ideas of the past while trying to preserve the ideas and bravado of the old southern ways.
The story is about the Compson family who're struggling with the shame brought on by their daughter, Cadance "Caddy" Compson, who gets pregnant out of wedlock. It shows the degradation and eventual downfall of the Compson family as the world changes around them. By sticking to their old ways of life they are left behind by the rest of society.
The book tells its story through three points of view and the final chapter takes a third person point of view. The first POV (point of view) is through the eyes of Benjamin "Benjy" Compson, the youngest sibling of the Compson's. He's mentally slow and is a big man child type but has such powerful perception that he can see past people's facades. The next POV comes from Quentin Compson III. His passionate and outdated ideals of honor and his love for his sister, which borders on incestuous leads to his suicide.
The third POV is from Jason Compson IV, who's racism, hatred for his family, narcistic need for respect, and dealings with money lead to his downfall. The final POV is third person and observes Dilsey Gibson, who is the patriarch of the servants. This PIV shows how she keeps the buckling family afloat.
All in all the book is another great Faulkner tale and is another great read. Try it out you won't be disappointed.
The story is about the Compson family who're struggling with the shame brought on by their daughter, Cadance "Caddy" Compson, who gets pregnant out of wedlock. It shows the degradation and eventual downfall of the Compson family as the world changes around them. By sticking to their old ways of life they are left behind by the rest of society.
The book tells its story through three points of view and the final chapter takes a third person point of view. The first POV (point of view) is through the eyes of Benjamin "Benjy" Compson, the youngest sibling of the Compson's. He's mentally slow and is a big man child type but has such powerful perception that he can see past people's facades. The next POV comes from Quentin Compson III. His passionate and outdated ideals of honor and his love for his sister, which borders on incestuous leads to his suicide.
The third POV is from Jason Compson IV, who's racism, hatred for his family, narcistic need for respect, and dealings with money lead to his downfall. The final POV is third person and observes Dilsey Gibson, who is the patriarch of the servants. This PIV shows how she keeps the buckling family afloat.
All in all the book is another great Faulkner tale and is another great read. Try it out you won't be disappointed.
Cannot seem to get through Faulkner. Maybe someday I will muster through until I finish, but don't have the patience at this point in my life.
challenging
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Well, after the first section I was sure I wasn’t smart enough to get through the book. I turned to SparkNotes to help me muddle through. The second section was supposed to make more sense, but after reading that I was pretty sure I was in trouble for the rest of the book. According to SparkNotes I understood the second section way more than I gave myself credit for.... then the 3rd section hit me like a brick wall. Jason is a terrible, bitter little man, that’s all I have to say about that. I don’t feel like the last section gave me any real closure. I do appreciate that Jason got his just desserts, though. I’m glad I powered through and finished the book, it was worth the struggle.
The power of Faulkner's writing cannot be denied. The layers of the book are deep and, most likely, require several reading to comprehend.
Sadly, the story is boring, the family uninteresting, and the payback is not worth the effort. I look at "sound ..." as a period piece. Its influence traces into the stream of conscious/absurdist writers of the later 20th century who, for the few I've read, tend to do a better job: or at least I can relate better since we are of the same time period.
Sadly, the story is boring, the family uninteresting, and the payback is not worth the effort. I look at "sound ..." as a period piece. Its influence traces into the stream of conscious/absurdist writers of the later 20th century who, for the few I've read, tend to do a better job: or at least I can relate better since we are of the same time period.