schenkelberg's review
5.0
Another checked off the list of Pulitzer winners, and goodness, is this story compelling. Faulkner's writing, once acclimated to, has a majesty that I've never seen elsewhere. The Reivers is a novel of the highest caliber, a complete story, although truthfully I probably won't understand it fully unless I read it several times over the course of the next couple decades.
perryleibovitz's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
amittaizero's review
5.0
"Nothing is ever forgotten. Nothing is ever lost."
I've been burning through the collection of Faulkner at the library of the college where I teach English.
I majored in Creative Writing as an undergrad and remember being particularly averse to Faulkner in my lit classes at the time. I grew up a little and came back to Faulkner and am better for it.
I've been burning through the collection of Faulkner at the library of the college where I teach English.
I majored in Creative Writing as an undergrad and remember being particularly averse to Faulkner in my lit classes at the time. I grew up a little and came back to Faulkner and am better for it.
radioisasoundsalvation's review
2.0
I was told you can't hate Faulkner and Hemingway both... so I'll take Faulkner. Keep in mind, I'm going to give A Fable a whirl soon... but The Reivers did not impress me. The prose was not enough to get me excited, nor were the dubious characters. I know why it was supposed to be a comedy... I guess it's just not my sense of humor. I hope to have my opinion on Faulkner changed, though, and hope that my opinion is the rare one... I hate to have a bad attitude towards a book... so forgive me.
Perhaps it's the un-Southern? Meh.
Perhaps it's the un-Southern? Meh.
bites_of_books's review against another edition
The sentences are so long and convoluted, Faulkner uses way too many parentheses in this book. It also did not age well.
graywild's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
story of 3 men who "borrow" a car and do a road trip to Memphis. While there they get involve in a horse race to win money. Story is around this adventure. Well written. Just not sure I found the story super engaging.
duffypratt's review
3.0
Not sure what to say about this. I kind of liked it. I remember liking the movie a lot as a kid, but I don't remember anything else about the movie in particular, just a sort of feeling that it was charming. The book is not as charming. It has a reputation for being comic, and I guess its sort of wry, but not nearly as funny as As I Lay Dying. And its supposed to be Faulkner lite, but I don't really see that as a recommendation. I have loved quite a bit of his heavier stuff. By comparison, this just felt slight, and left me a little cold.
firerosearien's review
4.0
Parts were entertaining, parts were a little more annoying. Lucius seemed to me almost more Holden than Huckleberry.
bfth23's review
1.0
This is the 2nd Pulitzer Prize winner by William Faulkner. I'm trying to read as many novels that have won as I can (in chronological order...or as best I can). Now I don't ever have to read Faulkner again. Hurrah!! (I must be missing the Faulkner gene).