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6 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 1930 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780739325377
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio
Publication date: 16 August 2005
Description
As I Lay Dying is Faulkner’s harrowing account of the Bundren family’s odyssey across the Mississippi countryside to bury Addie, their wife and mother. Narrated in turn by each of the family members—including Addie herself—as well as others, the n...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,001 reviews
Moods
challenging 65%
reflective 49%
sad 44%
emotional 37%
tense 27%
adventurous 13%
funny 12%
mysterious 11%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
No: 36% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 31%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 4%Average rating
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Graphic
Death, Death of parent, GriefModerate
Abortion, Rape, Racial slursMinor
Sexual content6 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 1930 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780739325377
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio
Publication date: 16 August 2005
Description
As I Lay Dying is Faulkner’s harrowing account of the Bundren family’s odyssey across the Mississippi countryside to bury Addie, their wife and mother. Narrated in turn by each of the family members—including Addie herself—as well as others, the n...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,001 reviews
Moods
challenging 65%
reflective 49%
sad 44%
emotional 37%
tense 27%
adventurous 13%
funny 12%
mysterious 11%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
No: 36% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 31%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Death of parent, GriefModerate
Abortion, Rape, Racial slursMinor
Sexual content