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A review by darkenergy
Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner
4.0
3.5 stars
Trying to not feel too guilty for rating this book only average - the truth is, it was a slog to get through. Lots of n-word (which even used ironically or whatever, you know what, it's a lot to the modern eye); and nested parentheses, which is not a thing that should need to exist. Yes, it's well crafted language, not some brainless teenager's stump, but goddamn did I pick up and put this down a lot.
That said, the payoff with the twists is...hahaha holy shit should've, but didn't, see it coming. Stream of consciousness, not saying much directly right off, does do wonders there.
But I do like 'As I lay Dying' more.
Trying to not feel too guilty for rating this book only average - the truth is, it was a slog to get through. Lots of n-word (which even used ironically or whatever, you know what, it's a lot to the modern eye); and nested parentheses, which is not a thing that should need to exist. Yes, it's well crafted language, not some brainless teenager's stump, but goddamn did I pick up and put this down a lot.
That said, the payoff with the twists is...hahaha holy shit should've, but didn't, see it coming. Stream of consciousness, not saying much directly right off, does do wonders there.
But I do like 'As I lay Dying' more.