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opure's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Abandonment, Racism, Racial slurs, and Alcoholism
crustywhitedog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs
Moderate: Ableism and Suicide
Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, and Violence
micaelacccc's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Ableism, Racial slurs, Racism, Mental illness, and Violence
Moderate: Suicide and Alcoholism
Minor: Death of parent and Death
anomandrewrake's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I had no idea what I was in for when I picked this up. I've never read Faulkner before. I've not really read anything stream-of-consciousness before either. This was a wholly new experience for me. I loved the gradual progression from incomprehensible to lucid as the narrator changes over the course of the novel. Benjy's P.O.V., which takes up the first seventy-five pages of the novel, is an impressive artistic achievement. We are trapped inside the head of a person who has little sense of self and no cohesive concept of time.
Speaking of Benjy's section, this book is difficult to read at times. Cruelty, depression, and casual bigotry are centerpieces of this story. Faulkner does a wonderful job of injecting the reader into another person's mind, and the minds he wants to trap us in for The Sound and the Fury are by design some of the most difficult to live in. Maybe that's the key to this whole thing: to take characters that should be entirely Other and force you to understand that you can understand them, you can be them.
I'll likely try more Faulkner later on, and I'll probably reread this one eventually. I hope on reread I can feel more confident in my interpretation.
Graphic: Racial slurs and Ableism
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Racism
Minor: Bullying, Death, and Incest
gamer_phil_elverum's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Incest and Ableism
Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt
mattiedancer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
- Fans of classics
- Those looking for a literary challenge with a dark and sombre theme
- Readers wanting to understand the complexities of the southern United States post the Civil War
- Abuse, Racial Slurs, Racism, Colonialism, Misogyny, Sexism, Abelism, Suicide, Emotional Abuse, Death, Death of parent, Antisemitism, Alcoholism, Alcohol, substance abuse
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Colonisation, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Racial slurs
tarrnation's review against another edition
Graphic: Ableism
rchlfrkr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs
Moderate: Incest, Alcohol, Child abuse, Suicide, Violence, Racism, Death of parent, Ableism, Misogyny, Classism, Death, and Suicidal thoughts
greystimemachine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Ableism, Misogyny, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Suicide
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Death of parent and Antisemitism
grantsharpies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Sexism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Alcoholism, Racism, Death of parent, and Ableism