As I Lay Dying (The Collected works of William Faulkner)

by William Faulkner

Faulkner's distinctive narrative structures--the uses of multiple points of view and the inner psychological voices of the characters--in one of its most successful incarnations here in As I Lay Dying. In the story, the members of the Bundren family must take the body of Addie, matriarch of the family, to the town where Addie wanted to be buried. Along the way, we listen to each of the ... (read more)

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As Long As Its Not Stupid 29 books / 34 members / 42 posts If it falls under the group name, we'll read it.
Mostly Biography, Classics & History 454 books / 88 members / 38 posts This book is for a group of like-minded people who wish to read various books and discuss them. To grow (and to, likely, change) in our opinions and views of the world. Please join me. Just choose from the Books To Read list and we'll discuss which to read. If you feel a book is worth reading by the group, then let me know and we'll see if it gets added to the list.
AP English Teachers 142 books / 216 members / 224 posts A place for AP English teachers to share all the great lit we read/teach on our serious days, and all the "trash" we read the rest of the year:-)

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Books to Read 265 books / 1 members / 0 posts Books that are on my shelf that I haven't read yet
Ms. Z's AP Nerds 28 books / 14 members / 4 posts This is a private group for discussion of books that we have read or that we will read in and outside of the classroom in Ms. Ziegenmeyer's AP English 12 class at Spotsylvania High School. You need permission to join -- but ask -- if you're cool enough or nerdy enough, we just might let you!

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Southern Gothic 8 books / 7 members / 0 posts This group is devoted to the discussion of southern literature, namely southern lit that demonstrates southern gothic elements (ie. Flannery O'Connor, Harry Crews, Toni Morrison, etc.).
My Book Club 60 books / 3 members / 1 posts A group of women in the tri-cities who love books, coffee and tea, and lively discussion.
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Books that will induce mindf*ck 198 books / 29 members / 13 posts Group for discussion about books that will induce mindf*ck (see http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1016184). Feel free to propose in discussions any other book to include it in the list.
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Finer Things Club- Tucson 9 books / 4 members / 5 posts
Alliant International University book lovers 283 books / 5 members / 0 posts This group is for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of Alliant International University to share their book/reading list in any genre.
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