As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

As I Lay Dying

William Faulkner

189 pages • first pub 1930 (editions) user-added

fiction classics literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Description

The death and burial of Addie Bundren is told by members of her family, as they cart the coffin to Jefferson, Mississippi, to bury her among her people. And as the intense desires, fears and rivalries of the family are revealed in the vernacular o...

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Moods

dark 71%
challenging 66%
reflective 48%
sad 42%
emotional 37%
tense 26%
adventurous 13%
mysterious 11%
funny 10%

Pace

slow 59%
medium 32%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 59% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

No: 34% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 32%

Loveable characters?

No: 55% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 73% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 5% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 4%

Average rating

3.49

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