The Wild Palms by William Faulkner

The Wild Palms

William Faulkner

missing duration info Add in missing duration information first pub 1939 (view editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
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In New Orleans in 1937, a man and woman embark on a headlong flight into the wilderness of illicit passion. In Mississippi ten years earlier, a convict risks his one chance at freedom to rescue a pregnant woman. From these separate stories Faulkne...

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Community Reviews

3.68
based on 349 reviews

Moods

dark: 70%

reflective: 70%

challenging: 52%

sad: 52%

emotional: 47%

tense: 41%

mysterious: 23%

adventurous: 11%

funny: 5%

lighthearted: 5%


Pace

6% of readers chose fast
20% of readers chose medium
73% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

23% of readers chose Plot
38% of readers chose A mix
38% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

57% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
53% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

57% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose No
14% of readers chose N/A
Yes
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

71% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
N/A

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