Reviews

Light in August by William Faulkner

janelane65's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

elinormarie's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

sbreadsfantasy's review

5.0

Faulkner never disappoints.

I never automatically list William Faulkner as one of my favorite authors, but I should. I’ve never read something by Faulkner that didn’t move me. His writing is so deeply human and his style so simultaneously haunting and touching.

Light in August did not disappoint. Excellent characters, excellent narrative, excellent storylines.

kdawn999's review

5.0

Dense but phenomenal.

tumormozgowicz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

jmcook's review

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

arnosaurus's review

4.0

pffff zO goed, maar zoo verwarrend en meanderend geschreven dat het echt wel een opgave is om er door te geraken.. worth it, maar nu ga ik even iets makkelijkers lezen ofzoow

kwonset's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

deanna_rigney's review

5.0

I can totally get lost in Faulkner's words and characters. Nothing is easy or one-dimensional in this story, as in real life. The enigmatic Joe Christmas is a biracial man in the South, not able to find comfort in either black or white society. Many strange and quirky characters fill out the rest of the book, and make for an interesting overlapping of lives and relationships. Overall it is a story of racism, isolation, and humanity (and many times the lack of said humanity.)

zenerat's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0