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That feeling may come from looking for meaning or trying to make sense of it. That's the conclusion I reached, anyway, after reading V and Gravity's Rainbow, an
by sverige 10y ago
That feeling may come from looking for meaning or trying to make sense of it. That's the conclusion I reached, anyway, after reading V and Gravity's Rainbow, anyway. And one other -- Vineland, that was it.
I love Dubliners by Joyce, but the later stuff? I'd sooner read The Sound and the Fury again, but only if published with the different color inks Faulkner wanted.
- reltuk 10y agoGood news for you, if you're willing to spring for it: http://www.foliosociety.com/book/SAE/sound-fury-william-faulkner http://www.foliosociety.com/book/SAE/sound-fury-william-faul...
- sverige 10y agoWell, maybe I can find a friend who bought it. I know a professor who's a real Faulkner fan who might have it. Thanks for sharing that.
- douche 10y ago> I'd sooner read The Sound and the Fury again I have to assume this means that Joyce is somehow worse than sticking forks covered in bees into your eyes. The Sound and the Fury is on the shortlist for the worst book I ever heard was a great piece of literature, and soldiered through despite its awfulness.