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miagermain's review
5.0
I absolutely love this short story. It feels almost magical, but also has a very dark undertone throughout.
aprilnnp's review
2.0
Rating this book was hard for me, because I actually liked A Rose for Emily, and I also liked Turn About. Surprising to me, since I typically hate Faulkner. So those two stories alone would've gotten a higher rating, but the rest of them felt, as Faulkner typically does, like trying to walk through waist-deep mud. He uses way too many words (which is really saying something, because I'm pretty wordy myself), and his sentences are so long I just can't ever make sense of it. Good effort on my part trying to like him, but I think this was my last try. I know he's a literary great, but I just honestly *hate* his writing style.
anyajulchen's review against another edition
4.0
Lo fascinante de este libro es que son cuentos conectados entre sí, todos en el mismo pueblo y con personajes recurrentes, casi como una novela vista desde diferentes perspectivas y en distintas épocas. La fatalidad, la realidad de las palabras de Faulkner al retratar el horror de la banal existencia en esos campos, eso es el verdadero logro del autor.
laurenkara's review
4.0
I wanted to read this because it apparently inspired a My Chemical Romance song "To The End" and I can see why. It hasn't been my favourite classic I've read so far on my "Lauren attempts to read classics" adventure, but I did enjoy it. It was quite creepy and the imagery was great. As someone who hates change it resounded with me quite a bit. I do not want to end up like Miss Emily! I saw some people say the end shocked them, but I predicted it from the beginning? Maybe I've read too many horrors. I can imagine and appreciate what that kind of ending would have done and meant in the original year of its publication though which is why I'm giving this 4 stars.
tobyyy's review
5.0
I just read A Rose for Emily for the first time, after one of my friends here on GR read it and reviewed it. I've not read a lot of Faulkner as of yet, although I do have several books of his. Perhaps because of my lack of knowledge of his work, this short story surprised me. It was much more macabre than I ever would've anticipated - I've noted from reading one other book by Faulkner, years ago, that there is darkness in Faulkner's writing, but I wouldn't have ever thought to label it as gothic writing. Yet A Rose for Emily certainly fits in the Southern gothic genre.
As short as it is, it had a big impact on me when I first read it. And honestly, I may well come back and edit this review once I've had some time to think about it. I am not entirely sure if I "like" the story, at least in the manner I like other books/stories. But I definitely admire the writing style - the story is quite short, able to be read within a matter of minutes, yet there is a lot of information there. In order to have the impact it does, almost every word is used purposefully, thoughtfully, set in the exact place where it is needed to carry the story where it needs to go. There is no fluff, no extra verbiage, and that - as a bibliophile as well as a hobby writer - is something I can appreciate.
If you haven't read it, go read it - here is a link to the story.
If you have read it, read it again, especially if it's been awhile.
As short as it is, it had a big impact on me when I first read it. And honestly, I may well come back and edit this review once I've had some time to think about it. I am not entirely sure if I "like" the story, at least in the manner I like other books/stories. But I definitely admire the writing style - the story is quite short, able to be read within a matter of minutes, yet there is a lot of information there. In order to have the impact it does, almost every word is used purposefully, thoughtfully, set in the exact place where it is needed to carry the story where it needs to go. There is no fluff, no extra verbiage, and that - as a bibliophile as well as a hobby writer - is something I can appreciate.
If you haven't read it, go read it - here is a link to the story.
If you have read it, read it again, especially if it's been awhile.
melpomel's review
3.0
Sin ningún tipo de premisa previa, jamás habría imaginado que Emily iba a ser el tipo de personaje que es planteado en el cuento. En su lectura me han venido a la mente varias películas, quizá porque el cuento podría perfectamente ser una; Memento, por ir la narración continuamente hacia adelante y hacia atrás, o Arsénico por compasión, por la sorpresa. El giro argumental que toma la trama es bastante llamativo y a mí, sinceramente, me ha resultado incluso divertido a pesar de lo macabro. Breve y ágil, Faulkner ha conseguido que quiera leerle más, así que a mí, para empezar, me vale.
(Le doy un tres porque si sus cuentos son así, no quiero imaginarme las novelas).
(Le doy un tres porque si sus cuentos son así, no quiero imaginarme las novelas).