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alan_allis 's review for:
Absalom, Absalom!
by William Faulkner
Well, one part of me is happy about this book, and one part is not. Firstly, this book is amazing, and almost a 5-star one, it has so interesting plot, and in the writing style, you can see Faulkner's genius. That said, lets move to the thing about 'Absalom' that I have a problem with. The problem is that it lacks Faulkner - yeah, dark, almost morbid descriptions are there, stream-of-consciusness is there, murky atmosphere is there, but it lacks true, true TSATF Faulkner. It is just one story on 300 pages told from a view of few people, over and over again. They say that this is his best novel - I strongly disagree, in fact I would say one of his weakest novels, at least what I can tell from what I have read from him. Now please, I know that you all feel hate for me because I said that, I know that you just want to comment that I didn't understand the book or that I didn't read enough from Faulkner. Unfortunately, both statements would be untrue. I understood it very well, and simply didn't like it as much as I loved his other works. Also, I read enough from Faulkner to understand ol' boi 'Absalom'; I have read The Sound and the Fury (which I absolutely loved, it is one of my favourite novels of all time), As I Lay Dying, Sanctuary and his Rose for Emily and other Stories. I am a huge Faulkner fan, and he is, in my opinion, the greatest American novelist, but this book, somehow, just didn't blow my mind as his other books did. Maybe in a re-read things would change, but as of now, we will sit on comfy 4 hanging on to 5 stars. I mean, cmon, it is Faulkner!
Stay safe, everyone :)
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