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I bought The Sound And The Fury today, i'm 20 pages in and, so far, it's a pile of shit.

Should I keep reading? or does it simply become a mountain of shit?

>> No.1159972

Start over again.

You weren't reading with the right attitude to begin with.

>> No.1159984

>>1159967
Same fucking thing happened to me, except I made it to page 30. I fucking hate the language they use, it's unbearable. I doubt I could stand reading a book full of "HE DUT DER DANG TUFFY QWARTURS".

>> No.1160001

I'm starting to think the reason for my distaste for his writing is the fact that i'm not American, I can't appreciate this book on any level.

>> No.1160005

Something's obviously wrong with you if you can't appreciate the greatest book ever written

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1160210

Hey guys, I'm 3 pages into this and think it is awful. Does it continue to suck camel dick or does it get better?

>> No.1160230

Yeah I'm not American and I couldn't read As I Lay Dying because of this >>1159984

>> No.1160243

>>1160230

Dialect always sucks, though, regardless of whether it's an American novel. Cockney accents drive me up a wall.

>> No.1160249

this is the type of novel one almost has to read twice to truly appreciate.

that said, it's worth it. just keep reading. maybe use some sparknotes or something.

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1160268

Have you realized yet that the italics are used to switch time periods?