Thursday, April 27, 2017

The Sound And The Fury

TheSound And The Fury by William Faulkner, 326 pages

"The Sound and the Fury is the tragedy of the Compson family, featuring some of the most memorable characters in literature: beautiful, rebellious Caddy; the manchild Benjy; haunted, neurotic Quentin; Jason, the brutal cynic; and Dilsey, their black servant. Their lives fragmented and harrowed by history and legacy, the character's voices and actions mesh to create what is arguably Faulkner's masterpiece and one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century."  They can call this a masterpiece all they want but I didn't enjoy it at all.  The first part, told from Benjy's perspective, is nearly incomprehensible and the rest of the book doesn't clear that section up very much.  The last part at least makes sense but I pretty much dislike all of the characters and reading about other people suffering with no end in sight is awful.  If people want to read the classics they can sure try it but I would never recommend it to anyone.

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