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Light in August (The Corrected Text)
 

Light in August (Vintage International)

by William Faulkner

Joe Christmas does not know whether he is black or white. Faulkner makes of Joe's tragedy a powerful indictment of racism; at the same time Joe's life is a study of the divided self and becomes a symbol of 20th century man. (read review)

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Tinky
  • Rated 4 stars

“It's a powerful look at the issue of race in the Deep South and has some fascinating characters, and yet, for inexplicable reasons, it's not among my favorite Faulkner novels. Perhaps I simply need to re-read it.”

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  • Rated 3.942363 stars
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  • Rated 4.5 stars
  

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  • uplandpoet

    uplandpoet said:

    “I think I have read every Faulkner at least once, I think this is about the easiest piece of his, with maybe the exception of As I Lay Dying, which does not impress me as his best work.
    but the nuances might not have been as hard for me, because i was born in miss and lived in the south my whole life.”

    posted Wednesday, October 17 2007
  • deeptiwarrier

    deeptiwarrier said:

    “This is a difficult read for me... I find that I am unable to pick up on some of the nuances of the social fabric of the time and hence unable to grasp the significance of some of the actions and reactions of the characters. The author's style is very stark and does not spare details.....Since I am still in the process of reading it I am yet to form a complete opinion. ”

    posted Wednesday, October 17 2007
  • Andrea

    andrea said:

    “It took me much too long to read this book, so my capacity to fully grok it may be somewhat limited. I liked aspects of it. I enjoyed the style, the complexity and sense of a community of complex individuals built by his inclusion of the back-stories and narrative voice of minor characters. On the other hand, I found certain monologues overly opaque, and had a lot of trouble grasping the character of the Reverend. Strangely, I feel I might have enjoyed this book MORE had I read it in high school. Still, it does bring up a lot of interesting moral questions and I think it's worth a go for the committed reader.”

    posted Monday, October 8 2007
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