As I Lay Dying
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William Faulkner
A true 20th-century classic from the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Sound and the Fury: the famed harrowing account of the Bundren family’s odyssey across the Mississippi countryside to bury Addie, their wife and mother. As I Lay Dying is one of the most influential novels in American fiction in structure, style, and drama. Narrated in turn by each of the family members, including Addie herself as well as others, the novel ranges in mood from dark comedy to the deepest pathos. “I set out deliberately to write a tour-de-force. Before I ever put pen to paper and set down the first word I knew what the last word would be and almost where the last period would fall.” —William Faulkner on As I Lay Dying This edition reproduces the corrected text of As I Lay Dying as established in 1985 by Noel Polk.
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Author
William Faulkner
Pages
288
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published Date
2011-05-18
ISBN
0307792161 9780307792167
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"I would describe this book as extremely daunting, but if you’re able to get into the stream of consciousness style and delve into the different voices it’s really quite lovely (while still being infuriating). "
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CaitVD
"Worst book ever. Don’t read this ****. I had to read it for school and I sobbed every night because I hated it so much. Wtf was even going on??"
Hadlee Allsbrooks
"I love the stream of conciseness style of writing and alternating perspectives. This book can seem daunting at times but stick with it, the symbolism and messages within are worth the effort. Every time you read it you find something new. "
Emily
"reminded me of a more simpler time."
daisy perez
"After the first reading of this, I turned back to the first page and read it again. I’ve read this book at least 6 times and every time, I walk away with a better understanding. One of my all-time favorite books. "
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Aubrey
"i love the stream of consciousness and how faulkner’s writing style really makes you think sometimes"
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Mallory Miles
"This was horrid. It was hard to understand, the meaning was never clear, and the storyline and characters were bland and boring. Save yourself time."
Lauren Standifer
"It was odd understanding it sometimes "
Jonathan Delarosa
"Torturous reading."
Allison Barilone
"It a beautiful, dark and Honest portrayal of family dynamics, grief, and death. "
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