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dreavg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, and Classism
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: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Colonisation
ottinye's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Classism
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: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism
braveprincess11's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Assigned for university, and we haven’t had the lectures on it yet, so maybe there’s something I’m missing. But I doubt it.
I understand the events of the novel as they occurred (though I still haven’t figured out Quentin the Younger’s father, or which one of the brothers admitted to incest - Quentin, I think?), so I understand that it’s supposed to be a sad tale about intergenerational trauma, shame and secrets.
What I didn’t understand is - why I’m supposed to care? I didn’t find any of the characters in the slightest bit compelling, and Faulkner’s stylistic and syntactic choices served no other purpose than to confuse.
And the entirety of the final section - April 8th, 1928 - added nothing to the story, save Quentin the Younger robbing Jason and running off. I don’t understand the purpose served by the novel following Benjy & Dilsey to mass, and the ending is abrupt and un-final. Why can’t Benjy be taken to the left of the Confederate statue? Why does it upset him so? What is over there?
- Those are questions which I’m hoping my uni lectures will answer, though I quite doubt it. I really do hope my mind is changed on this book, as I was really excited about reading Faulkner, and am disappointed to be as let down as I was.
Graphic: Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Incest, Suicide, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Death and Death of parent
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, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Suicide
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Antisemitism and Death of parent
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: Ableism, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Stalking, and Death of parent
econsidine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Otherwise, it’s a beautifully inscrutable and captivating novel that treats everyone, even people I would hate in real life, with equal lack of cruelty or sentimentality. I had no idea what was happening half the time yet couldn’t put it down. I want to reread it immediately.
Graphic: Ableism, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Suicide
redheadorganist's review against another edition
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Racism
metweedle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicide