Sound and Fury is abysmal. As far as I can tell its popularity among critics is based on the stream of conciousness style rather that the actual story...technique is not art.
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Completely disagree. My favorite Faulkner, and the stream of consciousness adds, IMO, to the immediacy of the work.
And the first paragraphs of the 2nd section “and then I was in time again”, may be among my favorite written words of all time.
But, the high school teacher for whom I first read this book absolutely brought all of the characters to life, so I could be biased. That was in 1975.
I guess that’s why they make vanilla and chocolate ice cream...people’s tastes vary.