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rafternorth 's review for:
As I Lay Dying
by William Faulkner
Rating: 3 & 1/2 Stars
After hearing so much about how Faulkner is so difficult to read I was expecting to have a more difficult time with it. The back country dialect is a bit tedious to get through, but all you have to do is to pay a bit more attention to what you’re reading and you’ll be fine. I enjoyed the many different perspectives throughout the book, however the stream of consciousness run off sentences in my opinion are more a hindrance to the flow of the story than a help.
The idea of a family traveling several miles through trials to bury their matriarch is a solid plot I could get behind, the problem with me lies in the pacing of the story. I didn’t necessarily get really into the book until the second half began, which is why I’m reluctant to give it a 4 star rating. Having said that, I do believe it’s a book everyone should read at least once.
After hearing so much about how Faulkner is so difficult to read I was expecting to have a more difficult time with it. The back country dialect is a bit tedious to get through, but all you have to do is to pay a bit more attention to what you’re reading and you’ll be fine. I enjoyed the many different perspectives throughout the book, however the stream of consciousness run off sentences in my opinion are more a hindrance to the flow of the story than a help.
The idea of a family traveling several miles through trials to bury their matriarch is a solid plot I could get behind, the problem with me lies in the pacing of the story. I didn’t necessarily get really into the book until the second half began, which is why I’m reluctant to give it a 4 star rating. Having said that, I do believe it’s a book everyone should read at least once.