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The title is reffering to name of king David's son, who killed his brother, raised a revolt against his father and was killed because his long hair were caught in branches of an oak - tree when he was running away. Very good book.
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i wouldn't start here, with faulkner, but this is probably as good as it gets, and arguably his great american novel
reading was more like seeing, and once done, it was like i'd experienced it all myself
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reading was more like seeing, and once done, it was like i'd experienced it all myself
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