Why is this book held in such high regard? Its sole purpose seems to be trashing Southern Whites and at times borders on torture porn
It’s another Darl chapter
>>25004583You answered your own question.
Southern Whites are the most spiritually non-white American archetype.
>>25005380Even by American standards they are very niggerfied
Why are burgers so embarrassed by the south?
Is Faulkner worth reading at all?
>spiritually non-white>when they're the most aristocratic culture of any region of the US
>>25005397I like him. He has good prose.
>>25004583Genuinely might be the worst book I've readI don't trust people that tout Faulkner as one of the greats
What the fuck has happened to /lit/? Faulkner is America's greatest writer from the 20th century. As I Lay Dying is amazing. It's like a biblical tale about the dangers of pride and greed. Anse's pride destroys his entire family over a matter of a few weeks. I can't think of one bad Faulkner book I've read except for maybe Soldier's Pay, his first novel.
>>25005388>>25005380Guilt cultures and shame cultures can't understand each other. No wonder Latin America and the peripheries of Europe like Faulkner more than the prots of the global north do.
If the South was nuked tomorrow I wouldn't shed a tear tbqhwyf
>>25004583Too close to home eh, Cleatus?
it's an extremely well written and interesting book that portrays a tragicomic story from a variety of perspectives, each of which are unique, funny and moving and which constantly cause the reader to reframe and consider what they've read before. for a very short work it's incredibly dense and bears multiple re-readings both to unpick the story and appreciate the details and the language is incredibly rich and beautiful when it needs to be and fascinatingly pared back and sparse when appropriate. if you hate this book you hate literature
>>25004583Maybe it is, but I don't think Faulkner hates the south per se. Sure he might have some enmity, but reading his others I don't think it's pure hatred.
>>25004583Faulkner displays no hatred whatsoever for the Bundrens. The Snopes, on the other hand...
>>25005399>my family built this town 150 years ago>town is a broken down tractor next to a gas station that doesn't rotate the hot foodTruly aristocratic
>>25005397Absalom, Absalom is peak prose.
Quite frankly the worst book I’ve ever read in my life
I wish Sherman had killed them all.
I know nothing about the book. I do know the band, which has nothing to do with the book as far as I know. Had a new album a few months ago that is decent imo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4JOYXTHenc
>>25005419You should hear what they think of you.
When you take a step back from it and look at it for the absurd dark tragic comedy it is it’s a work of southern writing genius. Some people don’t seem to “get” it though.
Imagine what America could have been if Southerners weren't lazy sacks of shit
>>25007246lol, you mean blacks right
>>25005380>>25005388>>25005403>>25006302>>25006314>>25006887>>25007246CopeSoutherners are the only americans left who cluster with their british forefathersEllis Island trash are not americans
>>25006652I'm a middle class british man and it hit incredibly close to home
>>25007178Who cares what some pseuds think?
I read the sound and the fury and it was utter dogshit I genuinely think it's just celebrated because it's propaganda for race commies
>>25004583Southern white-trash hicks are subhuman and more than deserve any negative portrayal they get in media.
>>25005397he is my favourite author
>>25004583That one just went on public domain, it was on the standard ebooks post. https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/william-faulkner/as-i-lay-dying As for why it's held in high regard, it's a well written book from the greatest American author, & so much accessible to read than his other best.
>>25009388>the greatest American author,>Faulkner HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHSHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAkys
>>25006144As the board becomes browner and younger, the new userbase smears shit all over the old landmarks like Faulkner, Pynchon, and DFW that they're incapable of understanding. Sad, but predictable.
As this board becomes less reddit and younger, the new user base rightfully rebukes the pseuds like Faulkner, Pynchon, and DFW that they understand are primarily glazed by millennial manchildren. Sad, but necessary.
>>25009392If you want us to credit your literary judgment, you might want to reconsider your writing style. You write like a retard.
>>25009054Don't put yourself down like that.
>>25009392I honestly have no idea who you would propose in place of Faulkner. My best two guesses are Herman Melville or Henry James. I'd be interested see what happens if you attempt to articulate your thoughts
>>25004620>has the best prosed chpaters compared to the other characters>turns out he's fucking insaneI need ot reread this book>>25006144Only The Sound and the Fury made it /lit/s top 100 for this year. That should tell you about the state of this board.
>>25004583>Why is this book held in such high regard?Because Americans will hold up anything to prevent the English from rightly pointing out the abject lack of great American literature.
>>25010262>the EnglishThey have one good novelist and its a woman LOL
>>25010280One exceeds none in every measure.
>>25010262What a weird and little thing to say. American literature drove 20th century literature post-WWII, but also made major contributions in the pre-WWII era. I honestly don't understand how you can think this unless you're brown or from an irrelevant country with irrelevant writers.
>>25010233I only read Light in August and it seemed very clear that he liked the South and thought they were very aspirational despite their flaws. You've convinced me though that I need to read MORE Faulkner
