As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

As I Lay Dying

William Faulkner

267 pages • first pub 1930 (editions)

fiction classics literary challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Description

"I set out deliberately to write a tour-de-force. Before I ever put pen to paper and set down the first word I knew what the last word would be and almost where the last period would fall." --William Faulkner on As I Lay DyingAs I Lay Dying is Fau...

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Community Reviews Summary of 8,517 reviews

Moods

dark 70%
challenging 65%
reflective 50%
sad 38%
emotional 35%
tense 26%
adventurous 10%
funny 9%
mysterious 8%

Pace

slow 61%
medium 29%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 60% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 9%

Strong character development?

Yes: 36% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 29%

Loveable characters?

No: 55% | It's complicated: 35% | Yes: 7% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 73% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 4%

Average rating

3.48

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