Absalom, Absalom! in Challenge: 50 Books

Jul 27, 2008 Dorothy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: american-classics, re-reading

Long, long ago in another lifetime, I read Absalom, Absalom! during my "Faulkner Period." I found it to be an amazing work, but dense, complex, and sometimes unintelligible. It was, in short, a daunting read.

This is the book which many critics pick as Faulkner's masterpiece. Moreover, it was greatly influenced by that other Modernist novel of the early twentieth century, Joyce's Ulysses. An essay that I recently read about Absalom, Absalom in The New York Times - which, in fact, impelled me to r ...more

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Jul 01, 2007 Tiffany rated it really liked it

Shelves: 1001-books, literature, uw-comparativehistoryofideas205

This was my first venture into the world of Faulkner. I'd always thought I'd be daunted by his sprawling style and "classic" literature status, but it was actually enjoyable. Sure, there were times when I'd be reading for three pages and couldn't remember who was talking or how the paragraph started or why we were even on the subject we were discussing, but overall it was good. I plan to tackle more Faulkner when I get a chance, especially because I'd like to continue with the stories of the Sut ...more

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Jul 27, 2008 Tiffany rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

A wonderful reading by Grover Gardner. Absalom, Absalom! is a terrific book, but Gardner's reading really brought it to life, and made it easier to follow (as we know, Faulkner books are not always the most easy things to follow). ...more

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