As I Lay Dying
by William Faulkner
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricateglossyemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivaltroubled leadsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeAn unsavoury novel that is stirring, original and heavy. Best if you like edge over warmth.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.6 / 5
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About This Book
Written in stream-of-consciousness style with multiple narrators, the story follows a journey wherein the family of a dead woman try to transport her body to her birthplace in Mississippi in accordance with her wishes. When a ford across a river is flooded they are forced to take a roundabout route and it becomes a desperate race to complete their mission before the body begins to decompose.
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- Author
- William Faulkner
- Published
- 1930
- Pages
- 250
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- Open Library
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