which I admit is only a few of his works, AS I LAY DYING is the one that I hold in the highest regard. It has been a long time since I read, so it is probably due a re-read.
Its power and ease of entry are two reasons why I chose it to kick off my weekly Faulkner Fridays. Much more to come, as in two weeks (I'm only revising last year's "A Rose for Emily" review for next Friday) I'll review Sanctuary and then "Barn Burning" the week after that.
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie
Je suis méchant.
Je suis méchant.
Faulkner Fridays: As I Lay Dying (1930)
- 06/01/2012 06:39:07 AM
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Of the Faulkner that I have read,
- 06/01/2012 01:32:46 PM
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No time like the present to start! 
- 06/01/2012 07:27:31 PM
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- 06/01/2012 07:27:31 PM
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Well, that sounds a lot more appealing than the impression of Faulkner I had so far.
- 06/01/2012 11:47:26 PM
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This is a better point of entry for Faulkner than most of his other novels, if I recall
- 06/01/2012 11:50:03 PM
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Yes. I have no idea why so many high school teachers insist on THE SOUND AND THE FURY.
- 07/01/2012 09:54:05 AM
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High School should consist of Greek, Latin, and Philosophy enforced with corporal punishment.
- 09/01/2012 12:43:15 AM
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