Reviews

A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner

cinnamoroll's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

slug_man's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Wish there was a little more mystery earlier in the book other than her being strange and not going out, and I know the ending is meant to be vague but it still annoyed me a bit because I was very confused. I did enjoy reading it though and I liked how you saw the life of this woman through the townspeople’s eyes who don’t know much about her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Death, and Death of parent

sylviaplathsoven's review against another edition

4.0

my first uni read !!!
I LOVE SMALL TOWN LORE AND UNSETTLING GOTH WOMEN

casspro's review against another edition

3.0

The only piece of literature written by Faulker that I even remotely enjoyed.

boomlight's review against another edition

4.5

Only read rose for emily

applequinn's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

analyticalchaos's review against another edition

Solitary old lady with a shady background. One of the most critical red flags in horror.

laurenkara's review against another edition

4.0

I wanted to read this because it apparently inspired a My Chemical Romance song "To The End" and I can see why. It hasn't been my favourite classic I've read so far on my "Lauren attempts to read classics" adventure, but I did enjoy it. It was quite creepy and the imagery was great. As someone who hates change it resounded with me quite a bit. I do not want to end up like Miss Emily! I saw some people say the end shocked them, but I predicted it from the beginning? Maybe I've read too many horrors. I can imagine and appreciate what that kind of ending would have done and meant in the original year of its publication though which is why I'm giving this 4 stars.

gr_ella06's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

valesatt's review against another edition

Adolescenza è il racconto più bello dei tre.
Raccolta che viene spesso consigliata per approcciarsi all'autore.
Non mi trovo d'accordo.
Leggere questi racconti per farsi un'idea su Faulkner è come dire di aver conosciuto Dosto attraverso Le notti bianche.