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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
By the definitions Goodreads assigns to its star ratings, I should give this book five stars for "It was amazing". However, I am not, because even though it was, I have such a love/hate relationship with it.
About 20 pages in, my thought was "Oh Faulkner, where have you been all my life?" However, about 100 pages later, there were days when I would look at the book and think "Oh Faulkner, I just cannot handle you today".
There were passages that were as good as, maybe better than, anything I'd ever read. And there were times I would realize I'd read for pages without comprehending, and didn't have the energy to go back and try them again. There were times I loved that Faulkner would just casually drop a bombshell into the middle of nowhere, and other times I could only think "Wait, what? Can you just not?" And I quickly learned to tolerate not being quite sure who is talking or even what they're talking about. Mostly.
Ultimately, this was a book that required a tremendous amount of intellectual energy (and, I admit, a dictionary on hand at all times), and was utterly infuriating when I was not willing to expend it, but rewarded me greatly when I was.
About 20 pages in, my thought was "Oh Faulkner, where have you been all my life?" However, about 100 pages later, there were days when I would look at the book and think "Oh Faulkner, I just cannot handle you today".
There were passages that were as good as, maybe better than, anything I'd ever read. And there were times I would realize I'd read for pages without comprehending, and didn't have the energy to go back and try them again. There were times I loved that Faulkner would just casually drop a bombshell into the middle of nowhere, and other times I could only think "Wait, what? Can you just not?" And I quickly learned to tolerate not being quite sure who is talking or even what they're talking about. Mostly.
Ultimately, this was a book that required a tremendous amount of intellectual energy (and, I admit, a dictionary on hand at all times), and was utterly infuriating when I was not willing to expend it, but rewarded me greatly when I was.
Adding this to reread pile despite not really being into it the first time around. Maybe I’m just mad I couldn’t finish Go Ahead In the Rain
This was a very hard book to read. Hard! Apparently in the first chapter it tells you the entire plot but Faulkner needed another 340 pages to explain that first chapter. I can see why it's considered one of the greatest American books ever written and I'm very happy I read it. Means I don't have to read it again. But seriously, very good academic book that would be great to study. Not your Sunday afternoon, about to fall asleep, light distraction type of book though. The cider has been earned I think.
Os primeiros dois terços são densos, têm tudo aquilo de que se queixam os nhonhós que acham que o senhor Faulkner não lhes merece esforço leitor. O último terço, também porque dá sentido ao todo e fecha vários arcos narrativos até aí muito menos perceptíveis, exige bem menos. Mas todo o livro é Sul Profundo faulkneriano, narrando em portentosa frase longa a tragédia prenunciada, que avança como uma torrente: inelutável, turva, de ecos plúrimos (a várias vozes), e cíclica... como são as torrentes sazonais até que as alterações climáticas lhes acabem com a estirpe.
Fica a sugestão: go faulkner youselves.
Fica a sugestão: go faulkner youselves.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-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
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs
Moderate: Slavery