This was an assigned book for a college writing class but I enjoyed it like I had picked it out on my own to read, even though I probably never would have started it on my own. It helped a lot to have the teacher give the general plot before we started. I also made a list of all the characters to keep them straight since all the other students couldn’t, but I had no problem keeping hem straight anyway. I will say that this book is one of Oprah’s book club books and if you can find As I Lay Dying on her book club website, there are a LOT of helpful tips and answers by a Faulkner professor.

I really enjoyed this book.