tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post4116188905597156355..comments2024-03-20T19:40:58.078-05:00Comments on The OF Blog: 2012 shall see Faulkner FridaysLarry Nolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-13819576702594671352011-12-24T23:02:53.253-06:002011-12-24T23:02:53.253-06:00I might consider that, but sometimes it's fun ...I might consider that, but sometimes it's fun to read something out of order and then add that commentary in to the end of the first book, so it could go both ways. I chose the order largely based on the Library of America publication dates of the five novel volumes (the four earliest being last, oddly enough), so we'll see.Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-26486990515176773422011-12-24T21:57:37.443-06:002011-12-24T21:57:37.443-06:00Great plan, and I like the alternation between lon...Great plan, and I like the alternation between long and short works.<br /><br />One consideration: most of Faulkner's works are interconnected, of course, but the connection between Sound/Fury and Absalom is particularly palpable: Sound's events help explain some of narrator Quentin's strange reactions in Absalom. It might make more sense to read those two "in order".Jasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-74552387999119173332011-12-24T21:47:17.305-06:002011-12-24T21:47:17.305-06:00Glad to hear this piques your interest, Matt. Fau...Glad to hear this piques your interest, Matt. Faulkner is one of my favorites as well, although there are several others competing for top honors (some of whom I may cover separately next year or 2013). It's my ambition to eventually read and review over the next decade or two all of the Library of America editions, as the ones I own have a wealth of stories in them.Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-43228613121724997902011-12-24T20:13:12.043-06:002011-12-24T20:13:12.043-06:00Awesome -- my favorite American novelist. I might ...Awesome -- my favorite American novelist. I might even have time to play along eventually. Glad you're doing this!Matthew Cheneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704529564308222004noreply@blogger.com