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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
This was a difficult book for me to read due to my mental state while reading so I can't say my review is 100% accurate. However even though Faulkner is considered a literary great I just couldn't enjoy this book. His looks at religion and the grotesque lead to some interesting discussions in my Ap Lit class but it honestly wasn't the best book for me at that given time.
Existentialism and the doubts of religion has been an issue I've been struggling with for the past yearish or so. My perspective is open to changing as I figure the parts of me out and I suppose this book got to me to reflect on said process.
Existentialism and the doubts of religion has been an issue I've been struggling with for the past yearish or so. My perspective is open to changing as I figure the parts of me out and I suppose this book got to me to reflect on said process.
Overall, I liked it. But it was a tough read. I found it hard to follow sometimes with the grammar and sentence structure.
I liked how the characters were portrayed though. Because it was written from the perspective of many different people, you got to read what a character was actually thinking and how others perceived their actions. It made things interesting. Depressing, but interesting.
Maybe if I didn't hate Anse so much I would have given it 4 stars....
I liked how the characters were portrayed though. Because it was written from the perspective of many different people, you got to read what a character was actually thinking and how others perceived their actions. It made things interesting. Depressing, but interesting.
Maybe if I didn't hate Anse so much I would have given it 4 stars....
I felt very foggy while reading this. Like the book didn't even exist. Or just bobbed in and out of existence while I went through the pages. I'm not sure if it was the book that did this or my own life circumstances.
Nonetheless this book is not much more than a feeling to me. A feeling that needs to be dissected and organized before it can be resolved. Like the characters, I felt like I wandered along a gradient of Is and Was. Reading this cleared out my existence before reintroducing it over and over again.
Needless to say, I don't know what this book means. But it is a goodie.
Nonetheless this book is not much more than a feeling to me. A feeling that needs to be dissected and organized before it can be resolved. Like the characters, I felt like I wandered along a gradient of Is and Was. Reading this cleared out my existence before reintroducing it over and over again.
Needless to say, I don't know what this book means. But it is a goodie.
Finally dug my teeth into Faulkner’s classic “As I Lay Dying”. The story of a dirt poor family in Depression-era as they travel by wagon to the fictional Jefferson, MS to bury the matriarch of the family, her dying wish. It’s narrated by 15 different characters throughout the book, and it’s a literary delight.
anes: we're going to do this thing
*makes everything worse*
anes: :O
The white trash people led by an asshole of a father carry their dead mother's body forty miles because said asshole of a father doesn't care about anyone else.
*makes everything worse*
anes: :O
The white trash people led by an asshole of a father carry their dead mother's body forty miles because said asshole of a father doesn't care about anyone else.
این کتاب واقعا عجیبه، سر خوندنش خیلی اذیت شدم، چندین راوی داره که اکثرا هم توی ذهن خودشون دارن داستان رو پیش می برن. داستان خانواده ای که برای تدفین مادرشون راهی مسیری میشن و اتفاقات رو از دید خودشون توضیح میدن. قبلا خشم و هیاهو رو از فاکنر خونده بودم، الان دیگه متوجه شدم دوستش ندارم
This is one of my all-time favorite books. I love the way Faulkner used stream of consciousness to tell the story of this family. Although Addie Bundren is only in the book for a short time, her presence is definitely felt throughout the story...and she has the ultimate revenge!
I loved this book.
Reading Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying", is at first like reading Steinbeck backwards, but oddly enough, I gradually began appreciating the style as I read along, mostly because of it's on-point phonetic diction. That's always been one of my pet peeves, authors who can't pull off authentic regional dialogue and the phonetic part ends up sounding like a total mess. In that respect I felt Faulkner cracked it wide open.
Reading "As I lay Dying" is much like picking up a book and starting it in the middle. None of it makes much sense at the beginning, but once you get past the first few chapters it gains momentum and you begin to feel connected to the characters and their journey through the Mississippi river, towards Jefferson, to bury their mother and wife, Addy. I don't know why, but I was able to strongly relate to the characters, the poor country folk. It took me back to the days when I myself grew up in the countryside of the Puerto Rican mountains where there was simplicity and ignorance. The parts of the book I couldn't follow didn't bother me much because it possessed a certain poetic rhythm that flowed so beautifully.
I found that you have to read Faulkner fluently in order for it to make sense. If you stop to question everything you're reading, it can get in the way of enjoying the work as a whole. Just read it and go with the flow. I would definitely want to read this again.
Reading Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying", is at first like reading Steinbeck backwards, but oddly enough, I gradually began appreciating the style as I read along, mostly because of it's on-point phonetic diction. That's always been one of my pet peeves, authors who can't pull off authentic regional dialogue and the phonetic part ends up sounding like a total mess. In that respect I felt Faulkner cracked it wide open.
Reading "As I lay Dying" is much like picking up a book and starting it in the middle. None of it makes much sense at the beginning, but once you get past the first few chapters it gains momentum and you begin to feel connected to the characters and their journey through the Mississippi river, towards Jefferson, to bury their mother and wife, Addy. I don't know why, but I was able to strongly relate to the characters, the poor country folk. It took me back to the days when I myself grew up in the countryside of the Puerto Rican mountains where there was simplicity and ignorance. The parts of the book I couldn't follow didn't bother me much because it possessed a certain poetic rhythm that flowed so beautifully.
I found that you have to read Faulkner fluently in order for it to make sense. If you stop to question everything you're reading, it can get in the way of enjoying the work as a whole. Just read it and go with the flow. I would definitely want to read this again.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think Faulkner's writing is really beautiful, but also really hard to follow. I read this in college and when it came time to write papers, I seriously feared that I'd maybe misunderstood the entire book. Years later I tried reading some of his other novels and realized that As I Lay Dying might be his most accessible work.