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Post by permutojoe on Oct 20, 2018 1:43:30 GMT
I got my 3-pack today from Amazon. Quickly discarded the cover thing that had Oprah's name on it. Never read any Faulkner before. It has "The Sound and the Fury", "As I Lay Dying", and "Light in August". Are these his best 3 novels? Absalom Absalom! looks like it could be better than the others from the wiki writeups.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2018 2:11:02 GMT
I own the same set. Good luck getting through As I Lay Dying, dude.
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Post by yougotastewgoinbaby on Oct 20, 2018 3:12:27 GMT
Of the three you have, I prefer 'The Sound and the Fury'. I think it is his best novel, and is rightfully considered so by most critics. 'Absalom Absalom' is also very good. Didn't care much for any of his other novels.
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Post by cooly44 on Oct 23, 2018 2:14:34 GMT
I had to read Light in August for a course once. I didn't care for it at all.
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Post by llanwydd on Oct 24, 2018 2:00:42 GMT
^One thumbs down, one thumbs up for Light in August. This is the only book I have read by Faulkner. It is a rather slow-paced novel so it would not appeal to so some people but the prose is eloquent and the characters and situations are very believable. I enjoyed it.
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Post by nutsberryfarm π on Oct 27, 2019 23:30:34 GMT
starting into 'mosquitoes'...
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Post by mikef6 on Oct 28, 2019 0:26:04 GMT
The Sound and the Fury is a great novel but very difficult, at least the first time around. There are four chapters or sections. The first two are two different styles of stream of consciousness. In the first few pages it seems like easy reading but you may find yourself totally lost pretty soon. When I first read it back in college, I had to buy a Cliff's Notes to get me started, so don't get discouraged if you have to get a little help.
The title comes from a line in Shakespeare' Macbeth: "Life is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing."
Chapter One takes place entirely inside the mind of Benjy Compson, a man in his '30s but with the intelligence of a three year old (the "idiot" telling the story). Benjy observes and reports his memories but never expresses feelings, opinions, or emotions. Different things he sees or hears triggers a memory of the past. There is no structure or logic as his thoughts go from one point in the past to another. Here is a hint to help keep things a little straight: Benjy is being cared for by an African-American boy named Luster. Whenever you see the words "Luster said," you are in the "present time" of the story.
Good luck. The effort is worth it.
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