December '10 Reading: The Sound and the Fury by Faulkner

[Scheherazade]

In December, we will be reading The Sound and the Fury by Faulkner.

Please post your comments and questions in this thread.

[tandooriyak]

I'm having a difficult time locating an eBook copy of this book. Is it just difficult to find eBook copies of Faulkner or am I just looking in the wrong places? I have a Barnes & Noble nook and the only versions available to purchase through Barnes & Noble are either paper or the Sparks Notes version. I also couldn't find it in the library. While I love looking at and touching paper books, I am not so fond of reading books on paper at this point.

[Dark Muse]

I do not about e-book but I found it really hard to find an online version of the story, which is probably why it was difficult to find as e-book as well. I only found like one version of it online.

[Abu3li]

Hi everyone,

I've got a PDF version of the book and Hypertext website, which is very interesting.

The PDF version link:


http://rapidshare.com/files/43460207...er_William.pdf


The Hypertext link:

http://www.usask.ca/english/faulkner/


I hope that would be helpful to you guys.

[Dark Muse]

The hypertext is the one I am using, I have to say I find that chronological version they offer to be incredibly helpful and useful in understanding the story. I have been reading both the original side by side with the chronological version to put what is happening in better perspective in order to make heads and tales out of it.

[OrphanPip]

I dug out my old copy from high school, I'll start rereading next week. I just need to deal with some other stuff first.

[Taliesin]

I started the book with a fever of about 37.8 C , got halfway through with it and it all seemed perfectly logical, but now, when I feel somewhat better and my fever has lowered to 37.0 C, the book seems a bit hard to understand. Maybe I should try to continue when I'm okay again.

[Dark Muse]

I started the book with a fever of about 37.8 C , got halfway through with it and it all seemed perfectly logical, but now, when I feel somewhat better and my fever has lowered to 37.0 C, the book seems a bit hard to understand. Maybe I should try to continue when I'm okay again.

OMG it is hysterical that you said that, becasue the first time this book started to make some degree of sense to me is when I tried reading it really late at night and I trying to just not fall asleep and wasn't thinking clearly. I think it is required to be in some altered state of consciousness to get this book.

[Dark Muse]

I just started reading the 2nd narrative June 2 1910 and I am confused.

Is the implication that Caddy was a woman of "loose virtue" who slept around a lot?

And did Quentin sleep with Caddy?

[L.M. The Third]

I'm hoping to join in by next week, if the discussion hasn't left me far behind by then.

[mrv]

Is the implication that Caddy was a woman of "loose virtue" who slept around a lot?

You're right about what Caddy did but it's important to consider why she did it. She deserves more sympathy than this estimation of her character allows her.

And did Quentin sleep with Caddy?

No!

I'm hoping to join in by next week, if the discussion hasn't left me far behind by then.

I'll wait for you.

[Dark Muse]

I really was not judging Caddy, just trying to figure out what the heck is happening in the story.

And if Quentin did not sleep with Caddy what is all that business about committing incest?

[Greta Kin]

How convenient! I just started TSATF 2 days ago.

Hello from a n00b!

[Dark Muse]

I think I may be reaching my limit, I am now seriously contemplating just throwing the whole thing over. My interest in continuation for this story is greatly flagging.

[MrsWentworth]

Well from what I can tell I'm completely behind on this reading. My local library didn't have The Sound and the Fury and my kindle doesn't get wireless in New Zealand (cry) but I am now stealing wifi off my neighbour (we'll shortly be getting our own internet yay!) so I was able to download the PDF version someone was kind enough to post here, and have transfered it successfully onto my kindle (my first time doing a PDF file!). I will start reading it today! I look forward to posting my thoughts on it soon, and posting to you guys more often now that I will have internet again!
-Chloe