I'm in the same position and I'm definitely reading the story first. Much of the additional material won't make sense unless I already know the story and style...
Hi guys, how are we all getting on ? I have just finished 'April 28th' and wow, what a strange world Faulkner has got us into. Benjy the idiot is the lens...
Hi David, I have finsihed the book, and it is not an easy read. I have read, The Unvanquished and As I Lay Dying and found them much easier reads. I am glad...
Hi all, I started reading yesterday. I'm up to page 63 and I'm enjoying this book sooooo much. So long as I don't have to make sense of what's going on, I'm...
I love the passage you quoted, and you will find yourself stunned by many other beautiful passages in the book. I picked up my tapes yesterday & will begin ...
I am about half way through the book. I can see why people say you have to read it more than once. I found myself continually rereading back throughout the...
Is it is possible that in Yoknapatawapha County, Faulkner is describing a unique relationship between two peoples, possibly in the history of the world. I am...
Well, I have very limited time in the south also, but I do know that Southerners STILL are quite proud of their 'roots', including glorious plantations & that ...
I am into the Quentin narrative also. I am struck by a few things. s p o i l e r In the Benjy narrative, the date of April_, soon the action becomes...
In order to get ahead, I am going to do something different this month. I will take nominations now for the next two month books. Please only one nomination...
I finished this morning. Woke up at 2:30 for no good reason and couldn't get back to sleep so .... I'm glad I have the Norton edition because an Appendix,...
A couple more things to add to Renee's great response. The average white male did not own a slave because unless you really needed one to work it was...
I just finished the Quentin section last night. I like your comparison of Benjy's lack of "time" and Quentin's obsession with it. s p o i l e r FINISH QUENTIN...
Hello - This is the first Faulkner book that I have read, and I have finished the third chapter. I must admit I understood very little of the first chapter...
I wanted to add that I did finish the book last night. It was a great book. I also had the Appendix which I read last and I thought it was helpful and...
Almost done here - This certainly isn't a book you want to read and then sit down for awhile. Rather than being read twice, I think ideally it should be read...
... I nominate "I, Claudius," by Robert Graves. "Considered an idiot because of his physical infirmities, Claudius survived the intrigues and poisonings of the...
Hi. My name is Julia and I just signed up on this list. I'm wondering if you have a running list of books that have already been read. I looked on the...
Firstly--Is there any info in the Appendix as to what the title refers to? Is it a biblical reference, or a Shakespere phrase? My "illiteracy" showing here! ...
... Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more. It is a tale...
... Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift Many read this in their youth -- too many only read an abridgment. -- Mike in Hilton Head A Celebration of Reading @...
... **** This is how I did it. I read "The Sound and the Fury" last weekend in just a day and a half. It went pretty fast because I just got into the music...
Yep, it's from Macbeth: Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more: it is a tale Told...
Hi all, I agree with Renee Jason is a pain, as were most of the Compson men. Also Jason was like his mum, a cold self-righteous person who blamed everybody...
Hi all, I would like to nominate The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder. "On 20 July 1714 the finest bridge in all Peru broke and precipitated five...
Bleak House by Dickens "I, Claudius," by Robert Graves. "Considered an idiot because of his physical infirmities, Claudius survived the intrigues and...
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