the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time: Reading Faulkner

I’m reading Faulkner’s novels in chronological order with a friend. We’ve read Vonnegut and Hemingway, so Faulkner seemed the obvious choice after Hem. After spending so much time with Hemingway, then beginning Faulkner, one of the most obvious takeaways we’ve had is wondering why these guys get compared so much. Other than attempting to be … Continue reading the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time: Reading Faulkner