Why people recommend it
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner is a modernist classic that fragments time and perspective to chronicle the tragic decline of the Compson family in the American South. The novel elicited mixed reflections across different literary podcasts. On an episode of The Book Review titled The Sunday Special: The Books We Read in School, guest Lewis Sacher recalled struggling with Faulkner's dense masterpiece during his school days, admitting that it was one of the assigned texts he genuinely disliked. Conversely, author Jayne Anne Phillips offered a deeply reverent perspective on an episode of How I Write titled Pulitzer Winning Professor Teaches Me Writing — Jayne Anne Phillips. Phillips described Faulkner's novel as a vital companion piece that she carried with her everywhere while drafting her own fiction, particularly during the creation of her book Lark and Termite. These contrasting accounts illustrate the polarizing yet undeniably powerful nature of Faulkner's prose, which can alienate young readers while simultaneously serving as an indispensable source of inspiration and technical mastery for serious writers honing their craft.
Who recommended it
- Lewis Sacher Discussed
- Jayne Anne Phillips Discussed
Lewis Sacher — 2 mentions
“One of the books I remembered not liking was sound the sound in the fury by William.”
“One of the books I remembered not liking was sound the sound in the fury by William.”
Jayne Anne Phillips — 2 mentions
“for me the sound on the fury is one of those books um it was a book that I carried with me everywhere all the time when I was writing Lark and Termite.”
“for me the sound on the fury is one of those books um it was a book that I carried with me everywhere all the time when I was writing Lark and Termite.”