The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

The Sound and the Fury

William Faulkner

338 pages • first pub 1929 (editions) user-added

fiction classics literary challenging dark sad slow-paced
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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. ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 9,963 reviews

Moods

challenging 82%
dark 75%
sad 53%
emotional 45%
reflective 43%
tense 33%
mysterious 15%
adventurous 2%
funny 2%
inspiring 1%

Pace

slow 68%
medium 28%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 79% | A mix: 17% | N/A: 1% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 41% | No: 29% | Yes: 28%

Loveable characters?

No: 52% | It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 4% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 54% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6%

Average rating

3.68

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