The Sound and the Fury

[yankeesfan]

I tried reading the start of this book five times for my literature class. I got to page 20 the final time. Does it get better or is it more of the same drivel? I literally fell asleep three times.

 

[Flyback]

I never liked Faulkner.

Can you pick something else?

 

[yankeesfan]

No.

I guess I'll just trudge through it and hope it gets better.

 

[ChaoZ]

Sparknotes ftw

 

[Platypus]

the slang starts to make sense once you get further into the book.. its not bad but not great either.

 

[aCynic2]

Faulkner is tedious, but a big gun in literature.

The two worst chapters are the first, as told by the handicapped son, and the third (I think it's the third, might be the second) as told by the brother who commits suicide.

The first chapter will go back and forth between different periods in the family's history.

You might want to consider picking up the sparknotes or cliff notes, not to avoid reading the book, but to better help you understand what is going on.

 

[LanceM]

WTF? That's, like, one of the best novels of all-time. *Especially* the first section. It's practically perfect...

 

[aCynic2]

Originally posted by: LanceM
WTF? That's, like, one of the best novels of all-time. *Especially* the first section. It's practically perfect...

When I say worst, I mean in terms of wrapping your mind around what is happening and the metaphors.

However, I'm a fan of magical realism, so Faulkner is not my forte'. I really loved "Midnight's Children" and I'm still wanting to get my hands on "100 Years of Solitude."