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As I Lay Dying/Faulkner
Posted on 8/14/17 at 7:17 pm
Posted on 8/14/17 at 7:17 pm
My first Faulkner book and I'm halfway through and it's pretty terrible. Does it get better? Is this a bad example of Faulkner? If not, how did he come to be held in such high regard?
Posted on 8/14/17 at 7:48 pm to RandySavage
yes, def a bad example of faulkner ... been ranked in the top 50 of all english books since 1920 and influenced countless authors whose works have also been ranked as highly ... but since you don't like it, it obviously sucks ...
clue: take 1 pound of ritalin, knock down that ADD and try to reflect on the story, as any patient reader should ...
clue: take 1 pound of ritalin, knock down that ADD and try to reflect on the story, as any patient reader should ...
Posted on 8/14/17 at 9:08 pm to RandySavage
One of my favorites from Faulkner
Posted on 8/15/17 at 1:09 am to RandySavage
His second best behind Sound and the fury.
Harold Bloom, America's eminent literary critic, ranks As I Lay Dying as the best Ameriacn work of the 20th century.
Addie Bundren's one chapter and the very organization of the book as multiple narrations, is the way to understand the overall themes and messages.
Harold Bloom, America's eminent literary critic, ranks As I Lay Dying as the best Ameriacn work of the 20th century.
Addie Bundren's one chapter and the very organization of the book as multiple narrations, is the way to understand the overall themes and messages.
Posted on 8/15/17 at 9:35 am to RandySavage
I'm reading The Sound and the Fury, also my first Faulkner book. I found it difficult, too, but it gets easier and much more enjoyable as you keep reading and getting used to his style.
Posted on 8/15/17 at 10:42 am to RandySavage
I'd say if you're halfway through and asking if it gets better, the answer is probably no. Faulkner isn't for everyone. This was the book where his writing style clicked with me, and it was my 3rd attempt at Faulkner.
Posted on 8/15/17 at 6:35 pm to RandySavage
He's held in high regard because his prose is outstanding and he's an excellent writer. But just because he's a superb writer doesn't mean his books are necessarily interesting.
I found As I lay Dying to be a decent read, but it didn't knock my socks off. Extremely well written though.
Faulkner and Steinbeck are both guys that good writers but I find their books kinda meh(though I love Of Mice and Men as an exception to that).
I found As I lay Dying to be a decent read, but it didn't knock my socks off. Extremely well written though.
Faulkner and Steinbeck are both guys that good writers but I find their books kinda meh(though I love Of Mice and Men as an exception to that).
Posted on 8/16/17 at 12:40 pm to RandySavage
It's a great example of Faulkner and an even better example of the kind of books we have come to read; namely, not the kind of books Faulkner wrote.
Like so many classics, Faulkner is difficult to read without people to discuss it with. I love and respect everything Joyce has written that I've read, but I can't get through Ulysses.
It's not a bad book. You, like me, are just a bad reader. And that's fine. Read something else.
Like so many classics, Faulkner is difficult to read without people to discuss it with. I love and respect everything Joyce has written that I've read, but I can't get through Ulysses.
It's not a bad book. You, like me, are just a bad reader. And that's fine. Read something else.
Posted on 8/16/17 at 11:50 pm to RandySavage
I read it in high school and mildly disliked it. Probably would appreciate it more now.
Posted on 8/17/17 at 3:11 pm to RandySavage
Faulkner is one of the few "big name" authors who I just never got into. For authors you have to "work at" I think I enjoyed James Joyce more.
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