Not one for audio

I would be interested to read this book. It is a stream of consciousness and I did not enjoy it on audible, felt I would have gained more by seeing the book laid out. Too much, he said, she said.

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William Faulkner Writes Well!

Willian Faulkner writes well, but this was a hard book to listen to. Brilliant reading!

It was to be published in coloured sections, to help the reader. So to take this book on! Excellent.

The story is quite difficult, might need some notes or internet to help you.

It's a very clever book, but it doesn't allow you to score that!

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Well read

Very well acted and unabridged audio of this great Modernist text , audible also helped to understand this difficult novel.

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Sound Fury (and Peace)

Wonderful, just wonderful.
So relevant today.
And yet we never learn to be peaceful.
Too much he said she said.

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a great masterpiece performed beautifully.

beautifully written and performed in the most convincing ways possible. It's a journey into the US south, all its complexity and contradictions. must read!

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complex but powerful

this book was a difficult/unusual format to read, so I thought audio performance would help. I'm not that impressed with the performance element, but listening to it read aloud did help. it's a complex and powerful story, very unique style, essential Faulkner.

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Complex

I had to check Wikipedia to see what the plot was and it bore no comparison with what I heard. I enjoyed the stream of consciousness but I get the impression that this is a very complex book that will require multiple listens to understand. 3 stars for story on first listen but it could very well go up to 5 if and when I get my head round it.

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I couldn't get past the racism and woman hating

I read a lot of reviews before getting this audiobook, everyone said it was difficult to read and difficult to listen to because of the writing style the author used. I have never been one to shy away from a challenging book, so I wasn't deterred by those reviews.
No one mentioned the racist and sexist perspective. I am a black woman, this was not an easy book to finish, but I powered through.
I initially managed fine with all the racist texts when I thought these were just the perspectives of the characters and didn't necessarily reflect the author's view. That was until I read a bit more about the author and learnt he was such a huge racist, that he publicly supported segregation and lynching. This information was the last straw for me. I felt like I had paid money to hear the thoughts and dehumanising views of someone who hates people who look like me. This author is entitled to his views and this is his artwork, so he can express his racism through this work as much as he wants, I just wished I had been warned so that I didn't have to be a part of this world. Hence the reason I am leaving my review. If you are a black person and or a woman, be warned, this book could get you upset. There were occasional jabs at Jews too. But most of Jason's (one of the characters) hatred was aimed at black people and women, after learning about the author, it's very difficult to not believe Jason's character was a tool for the author to air out his views and I unwittingly paid him for it by buying his book.

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