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At what point does this shit start to make sense?
Is my copy of the book just bugged or there's just senseless babbling going all the time?

>> No.18306530

Are you still in Part 1?

>> No.18306548

>>18306508
At the end

>> No.18306558

>>18306508
Which version do you have?

>> No.18306581

>>18306530
In part 2, my book seems bugged at times, no commas or anything, 40 words one after another.
>>18306558
Vintage International
>>18306548
Guess I'll keep reading, am I a brainlet? kek

>> No.18306591

>>18306581
No it's just that the book is hard

>> No.18306600

>>18306581
>vintage
Lol that's why.

>> No.18306607

>>18306508
Ahem, straight from wikipedia:
>"The four parts of the novel relate many of the same episodes, each from a different point of view and therefore with emphasis on different themes and events. This interweaving and nonlinear structure makes any true synopsis of the novel difficult, especially since Faulkner deliberately inserts senseless babbling from time to time, making this work not neccesarily coherent all the time. Also in this novel, Faulkner uses italics to indicate points in each section where the narrative is moving into a significant moment in the past. However, italics are also spread all along the text indiscriminately thus making this resource not necessarily coherent either

>> No.18306682

>>18306581
That’s just how it is. Parts 3+4 are much more straightforward and fill in a lot of the plot. The writing is by far the most beautiful in the first two sections though. Personally I’m more inclined to quentins section even though Benjys is the most creative and unique

>> No.18307280

>>18306508
>At what point does this shit start to make sense?
Never

>> No.18307535

>>18306600
Is there a difference from publications? Which version do you recommend?

>> No.18307725

>>18306581
part 2 gets easy after a few pages. im at part 3 which is the easiest so far.