swissie67 t1_ixsvo7h wrote
I just love seeing that people are actually making the effort to tackle Faulkner. He's not an easy read, but I find his writing to be very rewarding. He's been one of my favorite authors for decades.
serjorahluver420 t1_ixtg1cf wrote
I’m sorry if this is annoying, you don’t have to answer if you don’t want to! But what about his work is not easy? Is it the language or is the plot confusing?
ojandnj2 t1_ixtiawj wrote
The plots aren't very confusing. His sentences and prose are very dense and you'll have to reread things occasionally, but there's just so much you get out every book, his stuff is so amazing in my opinion, and As I Lay Dying is his best work
A_Powerful_Moss t1_ixvr3f8 wrote
I compare it to swimming in honey. It’s a bit tough to do, but oh man does it taste sweet
hobbestcat t1_ixw8klg wrote
I can only read Faulkner if I am on a long vacation where I can read for several hours at a time. It takes me 30 minutes to get into the prose and the language (kind of liking listening to Shakespeare).
swissie67 t1_ixwigcn wrote
Its not like you can pick up one of his books and read for 5 minutes at a time, that's for sure.
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