Word to Would Be Faulkner Readers

Of course, if you seem to be putting in more work than the amount of pleasure you get out of the process, you are right to think about another book. At the same time, once the work is put in, Faulkner does (begin) to pay off. If you are serious about reading him, take advantage of the resources rather than doing it all by yourself. Oprah's book club (create a free account and then log in) gives tons of material from world-class Faulkner scholars that will help you make it through and get more out of the reading. And Parini's bio of the author really helps. I started on the second section of Sound and the Fury a couple days ago and started to understand a lot of the parallels (and differences) with Faulkner's own life.