pulltheflesh
4 months ago
i really want to get into faulkner, and i just finished the sound and the fury (and loved it). any suggestions for what i should read next?
desperado_dadist
4 months ago
You completed one of his heavyweight masterworks and can approach his others with confidence. Try another of the major works: Light In August (more straightforward narrative but long), As I Lay Dying (more experimental, short), Absalom Absalom (bit easier than TSatF and a companion piece - my fave). Of his lesser works, my favorite is The Bear. They're all good though.
schizonihilisme
4 months ago
thirding woolf, as I lay dying is also a good step
lethargicowl
4 months ago
You should try Pylon. It's one of Faulkner's few 'standalone' books outside the Yoknapatawpha county setting. Very underappreciated and very good.
doux_dux
4 months ago
absalom, absalom and then as i lay dying. echo the woolf suggestion, but also melville and morrison.
ken-dog-millionare
4 months ago
virginia woolf is a classic next step tbh