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 unintellegible May 26, 1999
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
I'm sorry, but I can't agree with the other readers' enthusiasm. I found "The sound and the fury" a terrible book. Of course I can't but admire Falukner's technique, but, for Christ's sake, the plot is completely unintelegible! It took me a week just to find out who was who (why, I wondered, Quentin is a "he" and a couple of pages later becomes a "she"?). As for who did what, well that is still wrapped in mistery. A book that will give you a headache.
 Simply amazing March 18, 1999
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Everything in this book, the writing, the characterizations, the plot, the setting, everything, is simply astounding. It draws you in and holds your interest like very few books. Definitely a classic, and certainly for anyone who wants to read a well written book with meaningful content. This book is a masterpiece of literature. It not only towers over all the piddling "pop" literature that spews from the presses nowadays, but it is a titan over genuine quality literature.
Pure genius February 11, 1999
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book revolutionized the way I looked at writing. The idea of writing some of the chapters from the point of view of a person who cannot even speak and who is about on the brain level of a baby is absolutely brilliant to me, as is the fact that Caddy's voice is never clearly known; instead, only her brothers, Benjy, Quentin, and Jason lead the narrations, opening up the forum for so many possibilities of who Caddy really is and what the nature of her sexuality is as it moves from her to her daughter Quentin. The idea of Benjy, running up and down the fence screaming for Caddy, will be with me for the rest of my life and will creep in every time I try to write a page of my own. The title is one of the most perfect I've ever encountered, taken, of course, from Shakespeare: "Life is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
Comments on the emotional impact of the narrative May 8, 1998
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
What can be said, in terms of literary praise, about this novel that has not been said? Nothing. I can only comment on the emotional impact the book had on me. Some of the most disturbing and tragic moments in literature are found within the pages, and unlike many novels of acclaim, the last three pages are so dynamic that I found myself repeating the phrase, "Thank You." over and over to myself. Never, before or since, have I ever turned the last leaf of a book with such satisfaction. To touch on the difficulty of the reading, I should say that, like an enormous jigsaw puzzle, to examine and scrutinize each little piece is futile. Simply read it through. When you've finished reading it, the whole story is crystal clear. Every brilliant sentence is crystal. In no way a cryptic or confusing thing, The Sound and the Fury is a landmark in complex simplicity. Don't let anyone tell you Patrick McCabe is an innovative writer. It's all been done, and done far, far better.
 Reflections on the Compson Family and Faulkner's South April 1, 1998
Step into the dark side of mint juleps and magnolias. The Sound and the Fury is one of the best Faulkner novels. He touches on many prominent themes in Southern literature, and the essays and guides provided here will help you to gain even more insight into this magnificent, multi-layered work.
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