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William Faulkner makes my brain hurt... but it is worth it. This book is profound. Tragic. Brutal. Complex. Beautiful!
Faulkner tells this story in four chapters, each narrated by a different person and occurring on a different day. The story is not told chronologically and based on the advice of another Goodreads member I returned to the first chapter upon completion of the book. It helped me understand the story more fully. The writing style reflects the character perfectly. Two chapters are st ...more
Faulkner tells this story in four chapters, each narrated by a different person and occurring on a different day. The story is not told chronologically and based on the advice of another Goodreads member I returned to the first chapter upon completion of the book. It helped me understand the story more fully. The writing style reflects the character perfectly. Two chapters are st ...more
Jul 08, 2012
Laura
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I have been wanting to read this book for a few years now. So when I saw the book in a book store in Madrid I jumped at the opportunity to buy it. As you might have guessed I had some considerable expectations built up when I opened the first page. And oh boy it did not disappoint. The beauty of Caddy. The tragedy of Quentin. The bitterness of Jason. And Benjy. Oh lord. Benjy.
If you have not read it yet: Just read it.
If you have not read it yet: Just read it.
My mother always told me that her father's family had come from the same place that Faulkner grew up in, an the genealogical research I have done shows that this is mostly true. So I always wonder when reading Faulkner if any of the characters resemble my relatives. In this case, they were long gone from Mississippi before the 1920s, but I still wonder.
My favorite sections in this book is the first one. It conveys the confusion and feelings that Ben cannot express to the rest of the world. I lo ...more
My favorite sections in this book is the first one. It conveys the confusion and feelings that Ben cannot express to the rest of the world. I lo ...more
Nov 08, 2012
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