A Light In August
Reading this book in my twenties made me realize just how different everyone is in terms of their pasts, perspectives, needs, and temperaments. It also showed just how cruel and unjust life could ...

As I Lay Dying
Because of the delicate balance of humor and horror, the piercing study of a particular slice of the American underclass, the dazzling shifts of voice, and the narrative experiments that pay off ...

As I Lay Dying
I'm not completely sure As I Lay Dying is my favorite novel, but I can't think of one I like better. I read it for the first time in my Senior AP English class in high school--and loved it. Who ...

The Sound and the Fury
When he finally allowed himself to write what he thought nobody would read, he found depths no one had ever had reached. I believe with all my heart that Quentin's fate was the only thing that ...