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A review by ppkfs
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This was...a weird book. I did not understand a lot of the nuance. I very often wondered wtf was going on. I vaguely managed to follow the themes. It's also not my kind of enjoyment - it's the politics and general life and times of a family in the early 20th century in the South.
But...unlike some others I've tried and completely DNF'd (pride and prejudice, jane eyre) and others I've simply been bored out of my mind by (Dubliners), this one was something unique. A very strange experience that I cannot put into words and whilst I don't think I'd say I enjoyed it or have much to reflect on, I do think it was worth the read.
I think I'm happy giving it a higher score than if this was a modern book because...something this out there from the 1920s managing to do whatever it did? A worthy read.
But...unlike some others I've tried and completely DNF'd (pride and prejudice, jane eyre) and others I've simply been bored out of my mind by (Dubliners), this one was something unique. A very strange experience that I cannot put into words and whilst I don't think I'd say I enjoyed it or have much to reflect on, I do think it was worth the read.
I think I'm happy giving it a higher score than if this was a modern book because...something this out there from the 1920s managing to do whatever it did? A worthy read.