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Can't say I'm a Faulkner fan. For me, reading should be enjoyable and not painful. There is no good reason for ideas and sentence structure to be so convoluted as to be undecipherable. Why bother?

Sara Elizabeth Because often our own thoughts are incredibly convoluted and confusing. If you're referring to the stream of conscious stuff- the sentences that take …moreBecause often our own thoughts are incredibly convoluted and confusing. If you're referring to the stream of conscious stuff- the sentences that take up entire pages- you have to be in the mindset that you're in the character's mind. People don't think in short clear reasoned out thoughts. Faulkner is trying to convey the mess of the human mind through words. (less)

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Anyone out there reading this novel?

Donald Yes Mel, I am. First time reading this one for me.

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