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Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner
3.0

I'm still scratching my head about this one. It was compelling in the way the discursive narrative(s) rambled and went on, the differing viewpoints...to be sure, in a few places I had to consult the shmoop.com exegesis of this book so I could merely understand what it was I just read.

I know this much: the book is replete with base and low characters, each enjoying the fruits of their base and low exploits and deeds.

Despite my usual aversion to knotty, literary fiction, there was enough in this book to encourage me to seek out more of Faulkner's work.