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I’d like to judge interest in a group reading of As I Lay Dying.

A few people on r/classicliterature expressed interest in the idea of doing a mini book club around this book, and I’m wondering if anyone over here would be interested at all in joining.

I’ve never been in a book club, but what I am imagining is basically a little structured reading and some discussion. Nothing fancy. If everyone is (literally) on the same page, it could make for an enjoyable experience.🤷

Maybe like a weekly post where people can comment, ask questions, gripe, groan, sing praises, whatever.

Let me know what you think.

Edit- I will give it the weekend and post again on Monday to figure out logistics and get things rolling.

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u/Redpenitant — 24 hours ago
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Faulkner's impact in Latin America

Like Gabo was the greatest admirer of Faulkner and his first novel was highly inspired by Faulkner writings, which Gabo absolutely was ashamed of and later when he praised Hemingway to decimate the blind influence of Faulkner from his head.

Jorge Luis Borges' translation of The Wild Palms gave a way for Latin American writers.

u/perrolazarillo — 1 day ago
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what does this sentence mean

hi everyone. i'm really confused on the structure/syntax of this sentence from Absalom, Absalom ch. 3. (page 62 in the Novels 1936-1946 library of america edition).
what is the main verb? i'm specifically looking at "[...] to reciprocate whatever particularly signal honor marriage with anyone might confer upon them."

here is the whole excerpt:

u/dickinthedrain — 2 days ago
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I wasn't interested in this book until now, but then I found out that in the chapters with narrative—rather than the play—it features old stories of Yoknapatawpha's residents. That made me curious, thinking that maybe the Snopeses would appear, too—the most 'solid' family

strange sequel of sanctuary"

u/Icy_Definition_1913 — 3 days ago