After finishing The Sound and the Fury, I was disappointed. I can honestly say that I didn’t enjoy one minute of reading it. I understand that it is a “classic” and is appreciated by many, but I found it to be confusing and frustrating. I can appreciate it as a piece of literature for a class, but it would be one of my last choices as a book to read for sheer enjoyment.

            When I read books, I don’t want to have to think about how everything pieces together. I like it when everything flows nicely and I can picture everything that is going on. When reading The Sound and the Fury, the only thing I could picture was a big chaotic mess. And as if it wasn’t difficult enough to follow what was happening or whose point of view the chapter was being told from, was it completely necessary to include two characters with the exact same name?

            If it weren’t for class discussions about the book, I wouldn’t have had any idea about what was going on. I actually did miss our first discussion about the book and felt completely lost while reading it. I think that this kind of book should be merely used in classroom settings where explanations are provided because otherwise I think that people would want to pull their hair out when attempting to read it.