Category Archives: William Faulkner

Even coming up with a title for this post is almost impossible. Final reflections on Faulkner’s Light in August (by Jill)

Posted on August 31, 2012 by badkitty1016

Let me preface my thoughts here today by saying that I think William Faulkner is a genius.  An insane genius, but a genius nonetheless.  For the most part, I truly enjoyed reading Light in August, and am looking forward to … Continue reading →

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Finally Finished: Thoughts on Light in August (by Bethany)

Posted on August 27, 2012 by lfpbe

If you ever want to be really, really pleased with yourself – proud of the rapid-fire pulsations of your intelligence and the undulations of your interpretive skills – read the first third of a Faulkner novel and then stop. Because … Continue reading →

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Memory believes before knowing remembers. And I don’t remember Light in August taking this long the first time around. Progress report on William Faulkner’s Light in August, chapters 1-12. (by Jill)

Posted on August 18, 2012 by badkitty1016

As I mentioned previously, all I remember about Light in August from 1994 is that I enjoyed it and actually finished it.  The plot was lost in the intervening eighteen years, replaced with various other memories, books, drug doses, etc.  … Continue reading →

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William Faulkner and the Half-Blood Prince: Thoughts on Chapters 1-7 of Light in August (by Bethany)

Posted on August 12, 2012 by lfpbe

This book is making me wonder why I’ve spent so many hours of my life reading silliness. And not only that, but why I’ve spent so many hours doing things that are silly or mundane: knitting, cleaning the house, meeting … Continue reading →

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Look away, look away, look away, Dixieland: Pre-reading notes on William Faulkner’s Light in August (by Jill)

Posted on August 10, 2012 by badkitty1016

                Light in August will live forever in my mind as the only novel we were assigned in the spring of 1994 in AP English that I actually finished and enjoyed.  The rest … Continue reading →

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The AP English Challenge, Month #3: Pre-Reading Notes on Faulkner’s Light in August (by Bethany)

Posted on July 22, 2012 by lfpbe

I have only been to Oxford, Mississippi once. My friend Tara and I arrived early on a hot spring afternoon and began to circle around the city’s iconic square, eager to eat some good food and browse in the famous … Continue reading →

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