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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
Will have to read this again and again to really decide how I feel about it. Which is, I guess, what makes Faulkner fabulous.
15/10 would read again.
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15/10 would read again.
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dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
"In the afternoon when school was out and the last one had left with
his little dirty snuffling nose, instead of going home I would go down the hill
to the spring where I could be quiet and hate them."
Best. Line. Ever.
Best. Line. Ever.
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
As I Lay Dying rightfully deserves its place in the American canon simply for what Faulkner does with language. That his experiments with narrative voice and perspective in this novel (and others of his) have had a profound effect on American (and international) letters cannot be denied.
I do have to say that beyond the prose itself, I felt that I connected more with the tragic characters of The Sound and the Fury than with the Bundrens of As I Lay Dying. I think people should read this novel, but more to gain a genealogical understanding of the development of Modernism more than anything else, really.
I do have to say that beyond the prose itself, I felt that I connected more with the tragic characters of The Sound and the Fury than with the Bundrens of As I Lay Dying. I think people should read this novel, but more to gain a genealogical understanding of the development of Modernism more than anything else, really.
I was fascinated with this dysfunctional family. I feel slightly guilty for enjoying the storyline because it was such a catastrophe for everyone involved. Faulkner's style of writing was difficult to understand, which is why I only gave it three stars.
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
