Absalom, Absalom!
by William Faulkner
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricateglossybig & variedemotive & stirringself destruction/implosioninjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary
Boxlist takeA weighty, original novel: moving and slow-paced. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.5 / 5
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About This Book
The story of Thomas Sutpen, an enigmatic stranger who came to Jefferson in the early 1830s to wrest his mansion out of the muddy bottoms of the north Mississippi wilderness. He was a man, Faulkner said, "who wanted sons and the sons destroyed him."
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- Author
- William Faulkner
- Published
- 1936
- Pages
- 378
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- Open Library
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