tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post2218005180354721919..comments2024-03-26T13:05:44.788-04:00Comments on The Once Lost Wanderer: Light in August by William Faulkner (60 down 40 to go)Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-92023390804659481862022-11-03T08:10:20.083-04:002022-11-03T08:10:20.083-04:00Indeed!Indeed!Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-15606178620076812052022-11-02T21:16:56.395-04:002022-11-02T21:16:56.395-04:00"compelling portrayals of the quietly despera..."compelling portrayals of the quietly desperate lives of the mass of humanity". Thoreau nailed it!<br />We would not read many classics, at least no French nor Russian classics if we only focused of optimistic and positive books, lolEmma at Words And Peace / France Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426924864218623976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-26112804378858111232015-10-20T21:03:38.865-04:002015-10-20T21:03:38.865-04:00I think most of Faulkner's works need a reread...I think most of Faulkner's works need a reread to be appreciated fully. This is the easiest I've encountered. Let me know how you like it...if/when you get to it.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-21202016231772325262015-10-20T19:52:56.180-04:002015-10-20T19:52:56.180-04:00I've only read As I Lay Dying, hated the first...I've only read <em>As I Lay Dying</em>, hated the first half and was happily engaged in the second half, so I look forward to reading this one. I feel like he's an author I could really like under the right circumstances, and having one of his novels less stream of consciousness sounds great.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225859948546847678noreply@blogger.com