592 reviews for:

Absalom, Absalom!

William Faulkner

3.87 AVERAGE

dcd3500's review

5.0

challenging mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

peterr417's review

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

alethes's review against another edition

5.0

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"Es increíble como todos vosotros sobrevivís a vosotros durante años y años y años."

¡Absalón, Absalón!, de William Faulkner
Este libro está narrado de una forma muy curiosa (conversaciones entre dos testigos muy lejanos del hecho), es difícil a veces descifrar qué quiere decir pero al final todo tiene sentido, y el final merece mucho la pena. Además representa muy bien el racismo de la época.
Muy buena representación de la oralidad, aunque a ratos se hace difícil y pesado, pero sigue mereciendo la pena
Me gusta mucho como comentario de la fiabilidad de las historias orales también, y del cómo una misma historia varía dependiendo del transmisor.

rmesquirrel's review

4.0

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Helps if you have read "The Sound and The Fury" first, not mandatory but, there are parts you will understand more if you have.

comely's review

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

iainkelly_writing's review against another edition

3.0

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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Always wary of knocking a classic, and there's no doubt this contains a powerful story of the American South and the hardships and trials of the people there. However, unlike other Faulkner books I've read, I couldn't get past the dense writing, endless sentences and what seemed like a deliberate attempt to confuse the reader (who is narrating certain passages? who are they talking about? jumping around the timeline constantly). In the Hemingway vs. Faulkner style rivalry, I definitely side with Hemingway after this book. Won't give up on Faulkner though, - As I Lay Dying is still a masterpiece.

audalin's review

4.5

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

walkingunund's review

3.5

challenging dark reflective sad

krassotkin's review

2.0

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

hakkun1's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes