So many things. He's such a masterful storyteller. He weaves together multiple characters and threads in a way that draws you in. It's a complex narrative structure — kind of concentric circles — but beautifully executed. The characters are all flawed, inseparable from their time and place, but also somehow very individual and strange. He writes with a depth and specificity you only see in great writers.
Of course, it's dark — a classic Southern gothic. He doesn't shrink from ugliness, but there's also something very compassionate about the way he tells the story.
I don't know if I'm doing it justice! I've convinced myself that I want to read it again though.
I have not read Faulkner but have wanted to. What is it about this book that you treasure?
So many things. He's such a masterful storyteller. He weaves together multiple characters and threads in a way that draws you in. It's a complex narrative structure — kind of concentric circles — but beautifully executed. The characters are all flawed, inseparable from their time and place, but also somehow very individual and strange. He writes with a depth and specificity you only see in great writers.
Of course, it's dark — a classic Southern gothic. He doesn't shrink from ugliness, but there's also something very compassionate about the way he tells the story.
I don't know if I'm doing it justice! I've convinced myself that I want to read it again though.