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Absalom, Absalom!
by William Faulkner
Possibly the worst book I've ever been subjected to in my life. It was assigned as part of my high school literature curriculum and every page was a chore. I detest stream of consciousness writing even in the modern era, so reading it laden down with Southern Gothic fripperies was even worse. Essentially this is the story of a dysfunctional family that has come on hard times because slavery is over. In addition to the rampant racism, the family is a cesspool of misogyny and incest too for triple the revulsion. Recommend only if you need a reminder of how disgusting and deeply set in racist attitudes are for many Americans.