A review by lauren_shilling
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I had to read this for school, and I'm usually good at giving books the benefit of the doubt when I read them for school and think about whether they might have been more enjoyable had we not aggressively picked them apart in a classroom of people who did not read/hated the book. However, this book was awful. I truly cannot understand what anyone likes about this book. It's confusing, the characters are awful, and there is nothing redeeming about any part of it. This book was terrible, and I cannot fathom how it ever became a classic or how it was chosen to be studied for school.
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