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284 pages • first pub 1929 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780140020878
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books, Penguin Modern Classics
Publication date: 01 December 1976
Description
A complex, intense American novel of family from the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature Ever since the first furore was created on its publication in 1929, The Sound and the Fury has been considered one of the key novels of this century. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,036 reviews
Moods
dark 75%
sad 53%
emotional 45%
reflective 44%
tense 33%
mysterious 14%
adventurous 2%
funny 2%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 29%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 1% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 29% | Yes: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 54% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, AbleismModerate
Suicide, Incest, AlcoholismMinor
Death of parent, Death284 pages • first pub 1929 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780140020878
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books, Penguin Modern Classics
Publication date: 01 December 1976
Description
A complex, intense American novel of family from the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature Ever since the first furore was created on its publication in 1929, The Sound and the Fury has been considered one of the key novels of this century. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,036 reviews
Moods
dark 75%
sad 53%
emotional 45%
reflective 44%
tense 33%
mysterious 14%
adventurous 2%
funny 2%
inspiring 1%
Pace
medium 29%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 79% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 1% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 29% | Yes: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 54% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Racism, AbleismModerate
Suicide, Incest, AlcoholismMinor
Death of parent, Death