I probably should say I loved these American classics, but the truth is that I hated them. My apologies to Faulkner, but the first two in this trilogy (As I Lay Dying & The Sound and the Fury) were so out there and boring that I couldn't force myself to read the last one.

I only read The Sound and the Fury and it made me feel absolutely stupid. I thought, this is a classic that I totally don't understand why it's so wonderful. It was awfully sad and was a slow read for me. Maybe someday I'll read the other books too.

great, classics

painful, just not worth it

The Sound and the Fury - excellent book and in my top 3.
Light in August - OK book - enjoyed but not my favorite faulkner.
As I lay Dying - Not that great. Unimpressed

I love Faulkner. I love The Sound and the Fury. It is probably one of my all time favorite books to read. It takes a few reads to really to be able to appreciate this novel, but I feel like it is a must read for everyone!

As I Lay Dying my favorite short story.

This is by far my favorite collection by William Faulkner contained in a cover. Faulkner is my favorite Mississippi writer (besides myself LOL). Would recommend this collection to anyone.

Just getting started today.

[Life] is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”—Macbeth (Act V.5, 26-28)

Let’s start with the obvious. Faulkner’s most famous novel is already a little unorthodox, with four different narrators taking us through a story with no real plot. What makes the book even more challenging is that it opens from the perspective of Benjy, a character with severe mental difficulties who only vaguely understands what’s happening, leaping back and forth through his own memories without letting us know when exactly we switched gears. If even the characters inside the book don’t know what’s going on, what chance do the readers have?

i already read these, but what a great concept for a collection!

memorable, but all are hard to develop a picture in your mind, of the characters and places he is writing about.