CliffsNotes on Faulkner's As I Lay Dying

by James Lamar Roberts, CliffsNotes

These concise supplements to selected works of literature help students, from middle school to college, understand the overall structure of the work, actions and motivations of the characters, and the social and cultural perspectives of the author(s). Major features of these bestselling guides:
-- Written by expert teachers and scholars
-- Character maps, genealogies, maps, and illustrations
-- Summaries, critical commentaries, and glossaries

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference

250 pages, Paperback

First published March 13, 1964

About the author

See James L. Roberts.

Reviews

[Fred Kohn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cliffs Notes have a great reputation, but not all of them that I have read have been great. This one is. Now, it seems, I have to reread the book so I can check out the stuff I missed first time around.

[Lori · Rating 2 out of 5]

Couldn't have made it through the actual book without this one.

[Karen Reeves · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had to conduct a close reading of As I Lay Dying for one of the literature courses in my creative writing program. I had never read the book so I read this CliffsNotes version to help me see the different themes and to discover what made the book a classic.

This was an easy to understand, quick read, that helped me immensely. With all the reading required in a literature course and working full-time, it was nice to have a way to discover what to look for in the book itself.

The way I start any research is to Google the topic first to get a general idea - then I move on to other credible sources. This book was like Google for me. It is excellent for any student that needs more focus on Faulkner's book.

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great companion to novel.