Book · 1915 · American Manuscripts
As I Lay Dying
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So, but I took the course and uh, one of the I think the first Faulner we read was As I Lay Dying and As I Lay Dying is a book I recommend. I uh spoiler I love Faulner became one of my favorite writers and it wasn't so enamored of Conrad by the end of the course... and when.
The best things said about it
Um, being made to read it in a high school English class as I lay dying as well. Um, and just it I was like, I I I have no idea what's happening.
My advice is always start with as i lay dying.
Tyler Cowen EconTalk · Apr 2022 The book I read last summer that stuck with me is called As I Lay Dying by one William Falkner.
Why people recommend it
As I Lay Dying is a classic 1930 novel by American author William Faulkner that presents the harrowing journey of the Bundren family as they attempt to fulfill their matriarch's dying wish for burial. On EconTalk, Russ Roberts discussed reading the book in a literature course and recommended it as an accessible entry point into William Faulkner's broader body of work, noting that he grew to love the author's unique style. Tyler Cowen also appeared on EconTalk to offer reading advice, explicitly recommending that readers always start with this particular title when diving into Faulkner. In contrast, Sadie Stein spoke on The Book Review about being assigned the novel during her high school English classes, recalling that she struggled significantly to comprehend what was happening in the narrative at the time. Additionally, during an episode of The Book Review, listener Dustin Faren mentioned that he had read Faulkner's novel over the previous summer and found that it stayed with him long after finishing the final page. These varied perspectives highlight how the novel functions both as a daunting academic hurdle for younger readers and as a rewarding, unforgettable masterpiece for those discovering Faulkner later in life through strong recommendations.
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Russ Roberts so, but I took the course and uh, one of the I think the first Faulner we read was As I Lay Dying and As I… 1
“so, but I took the course and uh, one of the I think the first Faulner we read was As I Lay Dying and As I Lay Dying is a book I recommend. I uh spoiler I love Faulner became one of my favorite writers and it wasn't so enamored of Conrad by the end of the course... and when”
Tyler Cowen my advice is always start with as i lay dying 1
“my advice is always start with as i lay dying”
Sadie Stein Um, being made to read it in a high school English class as I lay dying as well. Um, and just it I was like… 1
“Um, being made to read it in a high school English class as I lay dying as well. Um, and just it I was like, I I I have no idea what's happening.”
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“the book I read last summer that stuck with me is called As I Lay Dying by one William Falkner”
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“In a chapter entitled June 2nd, 1910, a Harvard student commits suicide. The narrator is Quentin Compson, who also appears as a character in Absalom, Absalom. Name this classic in American literature penned by William Faulkner. And that is... The Crucible? No. As I lay dying. That's The Sound and the Fury.”