As I Lay Dying (Vintage International)

Classic Faulkner. Muti-voices compile to complete and add depth to what is actually a simple plot.

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'Döşeğimde Ölürken' Faulkner'dan okuduğum ikinci kitap. Murat Belge hayranı olduğum için zevk ikiye katlandı okurken. Okuduktan sonra bir zahmet nete girip Faulkner'ın Nobel aldığında yaptığı konuşmayı da okuyun. 1949'da almış ödülü ama hala tüm zamanların en iyi ödül konuşması olarak kabul ediliyor;...more

'DöşeÄŸimde Ölürken' Faulkner'dan okuduÄŸum ikinci kitap. Murat Belge hayranı olduÄŸum için zevk ikiye katlandı okurken. Okuduktan sonra bir zahmet nete girip Faulkner'ın Nobel aldığında yaptığı konuÅŸmayı da okuyun. 1949'da almış ödülü ama hala tüm zamanların en iyi ödül konuÅŸması olarak kabul ediliyor; üstelik adamcağızı güneyli aksanı ve zor konuÅŸur bir adam olması nedeniyle konuÅŸma sonrasında hiç kimse alkışlamamış. Ama ertesi gün metin yayınlanınca kıyamet kopmuÅŸ. Bakmaya deÄŸmez mi?   hide

This is not a happy go lucky everything gets all good book. No its very much not. There is such a structured genius of absolute idiotic-ness to this book, either through the characters or through the general plot line which if read without the proper order would make most people's head spin. The narrative style and the writing of Faulkner is no walk in the park, but much like shakespeare once...more

This is not a happy go lucky everything gets all good book. No its very much not. There is such a structured genius of absolute idiotic-ness to this book, either through the characters or through the general plot line which if read without the proper order would make most people's head spin. The narrative style and the writing of Faulkner is no walk in the park, but much like shakespeare once you get used to it you love it. It is a very good book, and I heartly reccomend it for anyone who wants to know what is insane and sane. The meomorable quotes are a reason to read this book alone, especially the creeepyness of Vardaman's "My mother is a fish.."   hide

And the award for strangest character names goes to William Faulkner, for Cash, Jewel, Darl, and Vardaman. When discussing this book with Andrea, she said, "This book is pain. Not beautiful pain, just pain." I have to agree with her. Faulkner's multi-narrative book lays out a Southern country family and their tragic burial attempt of the matriarch. Faulkner excels at both form and content,...more

And the award for strangest character names goes to William Faulkner, for Cash, Jewel, Darl, and Vardaman. When discussing this book with Andrea, she said, "This book is pain. Not beautiful pain, just pain." I have to agree with her. Faulkner's multi-narrative book lays out a Southern country family and their tragic burial attempt of the matriarch. Faulkner excels at both form and content, telling his story briliiantly with so many different, vibrant voices, utilizing every technique available to the novelist, metaphor, foreshadowing, and irony. And his tale is meaty as well, filled with wise side-notes on humanity's self-destruction and pride. The sick, twisted ending fits perfectly with the flow of the entire novel and yet somehow provides closure at the same time.   hide

I read this book with PageTurners Book Club. This book was dark and sad. It was'nt really about someone that was dying. It was more about what was going on before and after the death. There was'nt much humor in it, really sad book. Nothing to learn from it either.

Falkner's skill in giving his characters depth and fullness with few words and lyrical prose is, in my opinion, unequaled. His ability to write stream of consciousness in such a way that the reader forgets he/she is reading is astounding. He is the one author that does not have just one masterpiece, but two. As I Lay Dying and The Sound and The Fury are equal in their brilliance, as well as very...more

Falkner's skill in giving his characters depth and fullness with few words and lyrical prose is, in my opinion, unequaled. His ability to write stream of consciousness in such a way that the reader forgets he/she is reading is astounding. He is the one author that does not have just one masterpiece, but two. As I Lay Dying and The Sound and The Fury are equal in their brilliance, as well as very different. This is a book that will make you feel things you didn't think you could, and that you will never forget.   hide

The pioneer of multiple viewpoints in modernist fiction. In this book, Faulkner abandons the struggling Antebellum family coming to terms with life after Reconstruction (Flags in the Dust, the Sound and the Fury), and explores family, madness, and death through the eyes of a poor white family.Sometimes morbidly funny, sometimes heartbreakingly poignant, this is Southern Gothic fiction at its...more

The pioneer of multiple viewpoints in modernist fiction. In this book, Faulkner abandons the struggling Antebellum family coming to terms with life after Reconstruction (Flags in the Dust, the Sound and the Fury), and explores family, madness, and death through the eyes of a poor white family.Sometimes morbidly funny, sometimes heartbreakingly poignant, this is Southern Gothic fiction at its best. A must read for any serious student of modernist fiction, and absolutely essential for those with an interest in the American novel.   hide

I almost died for having to read this book. In all fairness, it was high school, and perhaps I'd feel different about it now. But I sorta doubt it. Faulkner strikes me as a writer who thinks it's really important to showcase how smart he is, rather than give his audience an enjoyable story. Similar feeling from James Joyce. Both obviously brilliant, but both too aware of that fact.