A Summer of Faulkner

3/5 stars.

Really, really good and worthwhile read overall.

This book was written so well! Faulkner's writing style is so beautiful and descriptive, it makes me want to become a better writer. The stream of consciousness style lends really well to this character driven narrative. I liked how each chapter was narrated by a different character, it kept things fresh and interesting as a reader. I loved the whole tone of this novel, I can't really explain but I liked the dark humor and irony in it. I'm not going to lie, this was a very difficult novel to read. A lot of times I had to turn to the litcharts chapter summaries to understand what was going on completely. The first time I read Dewey Dell's first chapter I didn't even realize it was about her being pregnant. A lot of things flew over my head, but that is more of a personal problem than anything. That being said, I still think William Faulkner is a literary genius and want to read more of his novels.