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signorponza's review against another edition
4.0
Dopo qualche difficoltà iniziale nell'inquadrare la trama e i personaggi (superata anche grazie al supporto di Wikipedia), ho davvero amato questo classico in tutta la sua originalità e stranezza. È la narrazione tragica, comica, assurda del viaggio che segue la morte di Addie Brunden. La destinazione è Jefferson, il luogo dove la donna desidera essere sepolta, e i protagonisti sono gli altri membri della famiglia, ossia il marito Anse e i cinque figli (Cash, Darl, Jewel, Dewey Dell e Vardaman). Sono loro le voci principali del romanzo. Ed è soprattutto la modalità attraverso cui il libro è costruito che lo rende peculiare e interessante: ogni capitolo è dedicato al punto di vista di uno di questi personaggi (o degli altri che la famiglia incontra lungo la strada) e in questo modo viene costruito un racconto a più voci, che diventa spesso intrigante e per certi versi misterioso. Una lettura per questo non semplice, ma piuttosto geniale se si pensa che il testo è stato pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1930.
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superraven666's review against another edition
4.0
3,5/5
loved the vibe, hard to read but don’t need to get everything
my mother is a fish and the fish is my mother
loved the vibe, hard to read but don’t need to get everything
my mother is a fish and the fish is my mother
krisaacs's review against another edition
1.0
Ugh.
William Faulkner, you are the REASON people hate high school English! This book was confusing just for the sake of being ambiguous! I disliked every character, it wasn't pleasurable to read, and the ending stunk!
After learning Mr. Faulk won the Nobel Prize....I have now lost faith in the Nobel Prize! Book club is gonna heeeeaarrr about this one.
William Faulkner, you are the REASON people hate high school English! This book was confusing just for the sake of being ambiguous! I disliked every character, it wasn't pleasurable to read, and the ending stunk!
After learning Mr. Faulk won the Nobel Prize....I have now lost faith in the Nobel Prize! Book club is gonna heeeeaarrr about this one.
dellaposta's review against another edition
5.0
This is probably the Faulkner novel I would recommend to someone who hasn’t read Faulkner before. It is more approachable and self-contained than The Sound and the Fury, but still thematically rich. While the book has a lot of tonal shifts, most of it works in a dark, cynical mode. The Bundrens’ journey to bury their mother features biblical allusions and epic storytelling, but the core actions taken by the characters are absurd, their motivations often selfish and venal. Here, Faulkner indicts the rigidity and “stuck-in-their-ways-ness” of his poor rural protagonists (emphasized through characters’ tendencies to repeat the same lines over and over), but also the rank hypocrisy of the religious and the cruelty of the wealthier townspeople who turn the Bundrens’ “promised land” into just another living hell.
woodpusher's review against another edition
5.0
15 personajes en 59 entregas... un muestrario de técnicas narrativas y un tratamiento riguroso de un argumento fantástico. Una novela obligada para comprender el paso a la novela moderna.
sazzyrazzy's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
weyburn13's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
gwyndae's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
samuelverry's review against another edition
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- 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
3.5