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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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:
Yes
Not the typical book I'd pick up for some fun reading, but very interesting. The change in point of view and the other trademarks of modernism make it somewhat difficult to dive into. But once you get past all of that, the story sucks you in.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
As a long-time Cormac McCarthy fan, I can now see why critics and reviewers have made the connection to his works and Faulkner’s.
Devastating to the point of absurdity (hilarity?), gruesome, confusing, poignant, and profound.
I think there is quite a bit more in these pages that will require more thorough re-reads on my part someday.
Devastating to the point of absurdity (hilarity?), gruesome, confusing, poignant, and profound.
I think there is quite a bit more in these pages that will require more thorough re-reads on my part someday.
I found this hard going to begin with, but by the end I was enjoying it. I think it wasn't as good as I was expecting/hoping it would be, but it was still alright.
Favourite quote:
'He is looking at the sky. The buzzard is as still as if he were nailed to it.'
I just think that conjures such a vivid, beautiful image
Favourite quote:
'He is looking at the sky. The buzzard is as still as if he were nailed to it.'
I just think that conjures such a vivid, beautiful image
Told from multiple viewpoints, this opens on a poor, rural home where a dying mother has requested that her husband and grown sons bury her some counties over. They end up carting her corpse around in their wagon for over a week while her body rots. They each have their own issues going on. At times they were ridiculous, especially the father, which speaks to the dark comedy side of this novel. I felt sorry for the little boy who was having an existential moment after his mom dies, determining that she had become a fish.
No words are wasted here. Faulker's spare, potent writing eschews exposition and lays bare every scene of these hardscrabble people. Sometimes you have to figure out what is going on, because it jumps right into the middle of someone's thoughts. Our book club discussed the culture of Southern pride, stubbornness and spiteful determination that exists and how much that plays into the family's decisions. We agreed that Faulkner exaggerated these characteristics, (which made for entertainment, in my opinion).
No words are wasted here. Faulker's spare, potent writing eschews exposition and lays bare every scene of these hardscrabble people. Sometimes you have to figure out what is going on, because it jumps right into the middle of someone's thoughts. Our book club discussed the culture of Southern pride, stubbornness and spiteful determination that exists and how much that plays into the family's decisions. We agreed that Faulkner exaggerated these characteristics, (which made for entertainment, in my opinion).