As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

As I Lay Dying

William Faulkner

288 pages • first pub 1930 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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A true 20th-century classic: Faulkner’s famed harrowing account of the Bundren family’s odyssey across the Mississippi countryside to bury Addie, their wife and mother. As I Lay Dying is one of the most influential novels in American fiction in st...

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Moods

dark 72%
challenging 65%
reflective 49%
sad 44%
emotional 37%
tense 28%
adventurous 13%
funny 11%
mysterious 11%

Pace

slow 57%
medium 34%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 58% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 8%

Strong character development?

No: 35% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 31%

Loveable characters?

No: 53% | 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

3.5

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