284 pages • first pub 1929 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780140020878
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books, Penguin Modern Classics
Publication date: 01 December 1976
Description
A complex, intense American novel of family from the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature Ever since the first furore was created on its publication in 1929, The Sound and the Fury has been considered one of the key novels of this century. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,051 reviews
Moods
dark 76%
sad 54%
emotional 44%
reflective 44%
tense 34%
mysterious 16%
adventurous 2%
funny 2%
Pace
medium 28%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 1% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 28% | Yes: 27%Loveable characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 4% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 49% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Ableism, RacismModerate
Suicide, Emotional abuse, AlcoholismMinor
Death of parent284 pages • first pub 1929 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780140020878
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books, Penguin Modern Classics
Publication date: 01 December 1976
Description
A complex, intense American novel of family from the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature Ever since the first furore was created on its publication in 1929, The Sound and the Fury has been considered one of the key novels of this century. ...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,051 reviews
Moods
dark 76%
sad 54%
emotional 44%
reflective 44%
tense 34%
mysterious 16%
adventurous 2%
funny 2%
Pace
medium 28%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 16% | N/A: 1% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 28% | Yes: 27%Loveable characters?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 4% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 49% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, Ableism, RacismModerate
Suicide, Emotional abuse, AlcoholismMinor
Death of parent