Sound and the Fury
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Overview
First published in 1929, Faulkner created his "heart's darling," the beautiful and tragic Caddy Compson, whose story Faulkner told through separate monologues by her three brothers--the idiot Benjy, the neurotic suicidal Quentin and the monstrous Jason.
Reviews (13)
Don't bother
Written by Anonymous on August 23rd, 2009
- Book Rating: 1/5
I finished the first cd, but could finish the second. It was very slow, and quite confusing.
The Sound and the Fury
Written by Anonymous on May 30th, 2008
- Book Rating: 3/5
The tragedy of the Sound and the Fury lies not with, Candice, whose scarlet lifestyle is the family shame. The true tragedy is of a family so afraid to live that they are dying. Benji, although mentally diminished, realized that the only life in the household was Caddie and her daughter. When they escaped to freedom, he mourned their leaving. They represented life (trees,) while the remaining family represented death. Benji's "grave" was his simplistic way of grieving for the loss of the living.
Fury is a good way to put it.
Written by Regan Waller on May 28th, 2008
- Book Rating: 1/5
This book may be a classic, but some books are better read than heard. I strongly advise reading this book in lieu of listening to it. It was a bit too hard to follow while driving through traffic especially given that the narrarator was horrible.
Disappointing
Written by Tedd on April 16th, 2008
- Book Rating: 1/5
I originally tried reading this book, couldn't get past the first chapter. Then, I tried listening to it with the same result. I guess somebody has decided that WF is one of the "greats" and that this book belongs in The Canon. But, I just don't see it.
Not for Audio
Written by Deborah from Troy, MI on April 15th, 2008
- Book Rating: 3/5
This Great American Novel just doesn't "work" as an audio book. Faulkner shifts around in time a lot. In the printed version, Faulkner uses italics so the reader knows that the character is having a memory, or that there's a time shift. But in the audio version, it's very confusing and frustrating for the listener. Some classic novels work well in audio ...but this isn't one of them. I'll try a printed version...someday! If you want to read a great classic southern novel that works well in audio, try "To Kill a Mockingbird", beautifully narrated by Sissy Spacek. Other classic authors I've enjoyed in audio are Thoreau and Dickens, which lend themselves well to the spoken word.
Sound and the Fury
Written by Janice Church on January 30th, 2008
- Book Rating: 4/5
Fascinating and unusual book. You should read Cliff notes or similar before listening to this book as stream of conscience means it's difficult to grasp characters and their relationships to each other. Lots of truly great and insightful dialog. Amazing that Faulkner could make such disparate characters come alive - an immature "idiot", a selfish, self absorbed mother, a selfish, resentful, recriminating brother, a loving, caring, whoring sister and a guilt bearing suicidal brother - sounds like a soap opera. Great book, great characters, once you figure out the characters and plot.
The Sound and the Fury
Written by Anonymous from Sanford, FL on September 8th, 2007
- Book Rating: 1/5
I didn't finish this audiobook. It was too hard to listen to. It's probably a really good book, since it's considered a classic, but I'll probably never know because I couldn't enjoy the audiobook. The style of writing is too hard for reading aloud and the narrator only made it harder with his winey voice.
Sound and the Fury
Written by wlh2040 from Miami, FL on July 24th, 2007
- Book Rating: 2/5
The book was good (Faulkner is one of my favorite authors), but the narrator (while I am sure he tried his best) was obviously not a native. The attempted accents were distracting to the point I very nearly stopped listening.
a great book that should be read, not heard.
Written by Anthony Smith on July 22nd, 2006
- Book Rating: 3/5
Though a wonderful classic, this is a difficult book to hear aloud. Faulkner's stylle of jumping between character accents, the narrator voice and stream-of-conciousness sentence fragments makes for a real challenge of an audio book. I have to give credit to the reader for fantastic performance, complete with rapid-fire accent shifts. But I'd suggest you read the actual book. Faulkner uses italics, quotes and other means to help the reader sort it all out. And it's assumed one will re-read confusing passages, since the style is intentionally, notoriously intermingled and confusing. Finally, though it was the times then, some will find "Sound and Fury" racially offensive, both in how some of the characters are portrayed and in the actual language. Text softens this--when read aloud, it's all the more glaring.
Not a tale for the modern age
Written by Stacee Cohn on April 24th, 2006
- Book Rating: 2/5
Times have changed since this book was written. While I enjoyed and felt intellectually challenged by trying to figure out the mystery of the story, I feel certain that my African American significant other would have been horrified by the racism in this story.