Tag: William Faulkner

  • Sound or Fury? Pick a Side.

    Sound or Fury? Pick a Side.

    In his last post, Michael claimed that he kind of understood Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury after reading it like twenty-one times. I am still not impressed. I think these voices fromĀ  Amazon reviews make as much sense as what Michael wrote: “I read this book back in college and I hated every moment…

  • Flower Spaces and Flower Trees

    Flower Spaces and Flower Trees

    The opening of William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury is the beginning of a long and arduous journey into a reader’s paradise. It’s also perfect to practice a little deep reading: “Through the fence, between the curling flower spaces, I could see them hitting.” Generally, a good way to kick off a deep reading…