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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Okay. I give up. This book is ridiculous. I had to read the first section twice. I've plodded my way through the second part. I used the Wikipedia cliff notes. I'm still confused, and the plot is boring. How on earth this book is considered to be so good is beyond me. I'm doing no more of it. No more Faulkner.
Good luck reading it... if you study it though––it's profound.
3 stars makes it sound like I didn’t appreciate this book but I did! It’s not my favorite Faulkner but I’m glad I read it. From an enjoyment level, it was a struggle, but it was great to tackle something so challenging.
Cuando empecé el libro (sin tener ni idea de lo que iba, como suelo hacer) pensé que no sería capaz de enterarme nunca de lo que estaba pasando. La parte de Benjamin es confusa no, lo siguiente. Luego el libro se va haciendo más y más claro, hasta que al final queda totalmente claro que es lo que está pasando (y lo que pasó).
A medida que vas leyendo vas captando más información sobre la trama, incluso en la primera parte ya te vas enterando de cosillas. Pero la trama no es lo más importante en este libro, al menos en mi opinión. Lo que de verdad hace a este libro tan interesante es la narrativa, que aunque a veces es un poco frustrante (páginas enteras sin puntuación), te va llevando de la mano por las mentes de los personajes, por sus recuerdos y por sus pensamientos. Es alucinante lo bien que refleja como es el pensamiento humano. Realmente Faulkner sabía lo que hacía con las palabras y El sonido y la furia es una obra maestra.
A medida que vas leyendo vas captando más información sobre la trama, incluso en la primera parte ya te vas enterando de cosillas. Pero la trama no es lo más importante en este libro, al menos en mi opinión. Lo que de verdad hace a este libro tan interesante es la narrativa, que aunque a veces es un poco frustrante (páginas enteras sin puntuación), te va llevando de la mano por las mentes de los personajes, por sus recuerdos y por sus pensamientos. Es alucinante lo bien que refleja como es el pensamiento humano. Realmente Faulkner sabía lo que hacía con las palabras y El sonido y la furia es una obra maestra.
Rewarding ending after the difficult first two chapters
Purple, twee, yet still largely essential. A scurvy lot of unpleasant characters circling the drain, wrapped in a selection of Faulkner's varied histrionic prose styles.
Famous for the chapter 1, told from the point of view of an idiot, but chapters 2 and 4 are actually better, a Harvard student approaching his suicide, and the ending when all falls apart.
Like all Faulkner, better read when young. I am no longer amused by deliberate obfuscation, such as the omission of key plot points, and so many characters sharing so few names. You are welcome to it.
Be sure to get a version including the appendix Faulkner wrote in 1946.
Famous for the chapter 1, told from the point of view of an idiot, but chapters 2 and 4 are actually better, a Harvard student approaching his suicide, and the ending when all falls apart.
Like all Faulkner, better read when young. I am no longer amused by deliberate obfuscation, such as the omission of key plot points, and so many characters sharing so few names. You are welcome to it.
Be sure to get a version including the appendix Faulkner wrote in 1946.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Tragic, reflective, and distant, all compose the intricate tapestry of William Faulkner's "The Sound and the Fury". Immersive imagery and painfully complex characters kill and revive the spirit over and over again, as Faulkner demands the reader to contemplate how an individual's fragile past must keep up with the ever-changing backdrop of the present. For first-time readers of Faulkner, I would recommend using a guide given the deluge of scene shifts within Benjy's and Quinton's sections. I used "A Reader's Guide to William Faulkner" by Volpe and found that it helped me understand and appreciate the magnificence of the story to a higher extent. The novel is not fast-paced at all, as it takes an air of reminiscence in regard to the Compson brother's memories. Take your time when reading, and enjoy the emotional length of it, for that is where I found the beauty of the story.
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes