This old classic is narrated by 15 different individuals in Yoknapatawpha county, Mississippi, as they try to get their dear late Addie, mother, grandmother and wife to her designated burial site.
The extensive dialogue is loaded with local jargon and frequent disagreements. The long section as they attempt to get her coffin across a swollen and violent river is just confusing. In fact, I found the whole book to be confusing, even though there is supposedly some deeper hidden truths to it according to other reviewers. There are lots of past secrets of the characters revealed, but they don’t seem to be connected to the main plot.
I cannot recommend this book.
2.5/5
The Passionate Reader 