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MIENTRAS AGONIZO

William Faulkner

3.54 AVERAGE


No Yoknapatawpha do Mississipi de Faulkner, Addie Brunden ocupa o leito de morte enquanto o filho mais velho lhe talha as tábuas do caixão, precipitando a morte de Addie a sua última viagem, que tem por obstinado destino Jefferson, lugar do outro lado de um rio extravasado em torrentes que levaram as pontes que asseguravam travessias seguras.
Quinze vozes narrativas em 59 capítulos de angustiada culpa, perdição, e expiação.
Poderoso, pungente, perfeito.
dark reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
slow-paced

No review necessary, just a pledge to myself to read it again soon so I can better drink in Faulkner's genius. I missed a lot, I have no doubt.

Wow. Just. Wow.
adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

My mother is a fish

One of the fucking hardest books I’ve ever read