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I loved Faulkner's descriptive prose. - Goodreads The pacing agonizingly slow. - Goodreads Excellent. The writing was very passionate. - Goodreads Third, Faulkner's characterisation intrigues me. - Goodreads I don't even know where to begin to describe the plot. - Goodreads Some good story telling and originality. - Overstock.com Review: Light in AugustUser Review - Max - GoodreadsA depiction of a hopeless time and place filled with lost souls who can find no comfort in life. Whether a vessel of uncontrollable rage (Joe Christmas), or a self-serving fly-by-night (Joe Brown aka ... Read full review Review: Light in AugustUser Review - Casey - GoodreadsI loved Faulkner's descriptive prose. The story was so well told weaving seamlessly through different characters. I am not sure whether the white men in this book were more afraid of black people or ... Read full review Related books
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