Light in August - William Faulkner, Will Patton • BookLikes (ISBN:B003XSORAU)

Light in August

by: Will Patton (author) William Faulkner (author)

An Oprah's Book Club Selection regarded as one of Faulkner's greatest and most accessible novels, Light in August is a timeless and riveting story of determination, tragedy, and hope. In Faulkner's iconic Yoknapatawpha County, race, sex, and religion collide around three memorable characters... show more

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Format: Audiobook

ASIN: B003XSORAU

Publisher: Audible Modern Vanguard

Edition language: English

Category:

Classics, Novels, Academic, School, Literature, American, Literary Fiction, 20th Century, Southern, Gothic, Southern Gothic, Fiction

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Words, Words, Words rated it

9 years ago

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Light in August is the final book in my Faulkner set and one, in some ways, grander in scope than the previous volumes. Unlike As I Lay Dying and The Sound and the Fury this story is not beholden to one family. We follow a daisy chain from character to character in narrative that incorporates al...

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Jenny's Book Bag rated it

11 years ago

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4 stars for Will Patton's wonderful narration and for the story itself, but 3 stars for Faulkner's writing style.

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Jenny's Book Bag rated it

11 years ago

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4 stars for Will Patton's wonderful narration and for the story itself, but 3 stars for Faulkner's writing style.

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EndaF rated it

11 years ago

http://EndaF.booklikes.com EndaF 5.0 Light in August (The Corrected Text)

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I'm sure I have a deep set predilection when it comes to Faulkner's greatness but regardless I loved this novel and found it much more accessible than The Sound and the Fury and As I Lay Dying.

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The Blogging of a Book Addict rated it

11 years ago

http://bloggingofabookaddict.booklikes.com The Blogging of a Book Addict 4.0 Light in August (The Corrected Text)

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Prior to our beginning this book, my American Literature professor gave us all a nearly half hour lecture on how terribly difficult this book was going to be to read. That was not the most inspiring thing to hear, but I still launched into Light in August hoping that I would both understand and enjo...

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