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jrmyhrtmn'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: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Incest
micaelacccc's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Incest, Infidelity, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexism, Slavery, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: War
surrealfiction'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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
Moderate: Murder and Incest
Minor: Sexism and War
wisteriaearl'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
It's written in such a frantic and anxiety-ridden way that it highlights Quentin Compson's conflicting feelings with the South (the heart of the story). The South and slavery. The worst of its history was exemplified by Thomas Sutpen. A character who embodies pure evil and cruelty. Quentin's perspective and his journey of reconciling the preconceived notions of a "romanticized South" with the actual history/legacy of the South is intriguing.
Absalom!, Absalom! is a story about the haunting of the past and a man's predicament with that.
I think what demerits points would be that the middle chunk of the book is difficult to understand and read through. The long sentences are well-written but can become long-winded at some points.
Graphic: Sexism, Racism, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Incest
pjraff's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Racial slurs
rsoul'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Racial slurs
Moderate: Slavery
locke_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Racial slurs, Slavery, and War
abby23's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Graphic: Sexism, Racism, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, and Incest
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, War, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Slavery
ellaschalski's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery
Moderate: Incest and Toxic relationship
justinlife's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, War, and Slavery
Minor: Incest and Murder