The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

My review

rating: 5 of 5 stars
Benjy is one of my favorite characters Faulkner ever created. He sees the world in the way I imagine a dog does, which is not to slander Benjy. It's just who he is. And it's fascinating.

This book is not an easy read. It has time shifts, narrative jolts, and thought streams you can't always string together. But that's a big reason I love this book. It's not easy. It requires you to really engage with the text and the characters. And the writing is just stunning. Faulkner was one of the "twentieth-century Shakespeares" in my book.

To read an excellent short review of this book, see the first Editorial Review at http://www.amazon.com/Sound-Fu....

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