Faulkner Books

I am a second grade teacher who shared this book with my students as a read aloud during our daily story time. We read a chapter a day and then spent some time after each chapter analyzing the literary and visual elements of the book. My students thoroughly enjoyed this story, and they would love to have the author visit our school to share more of his thinking about this story, his craft in creating it, and the process of publishing a book. I have donated a copy of this book to our school library so that other teachers and students can enjoy it. I am also a proud owner of a signed copy of the book for my son!

My favorite thing about this book is that it's the best book I've ever read. It was so exciting! I liked reading about baby birds learning how to fly. I also liked that it had fiction with non-fiction parts. The illustrations were pretty. This book makes me want to fly!

My favorite part about the book is that I learned about baby birds, the book was exciting, and I learned about flying. The author used good word choice when he was talking about Christy feeding him, when Jamie tried to ride the jet, and when Jamie was on the hot air balloon. The book was funny when Jamie lost his tail feather and his feathers got all ruffled. It made me wonder if he was going to run into the thorn in the book. My favorite illustration was the birds in a circle on the cover.

My favorite part about the book is that I like the cover with the birds in a circle and the cute ending picture. I liked that Jamie changed his mind at the end of the story because it was unpredictable. I liked Christy's name and that she was added as a character. I also liked the adventure in the story, how exciting the book was, and the surprises the author included. The author used understandable language.

My favorite part about this book was that Jamie changed at the end of the story. I liked that the author added Christy as a character. I also liked the unpredicatable ending and that I learned about baby birds. The words the author used gave me good mind pictures, and the story was exciting and had adventure in it. I enjoyed how the author asked questions and then gave the answers. I liked the illustrations because they might give me some ideas about how to draw birds. I also liked that the illustrations had captions and they were realistic. The book had a cute ending picture.

... if you like Faulkner. You'll enjoy the stories here; this is also a great starting point for someone just learning to appreciate the genius of this writer.

As someone who read Flannery O'Conner before ever getting near Faulkner, I must say that he does hold his own with these stories. For better or worse, Faulkner will always be near the top of great American authors. I say for better or worse, because some people can be greatly turned off by his novels, and the difficulty in reading them. While I've been greatly critical of him in the past, I'm still trying to learn and understand his modus operandi. It's been a rewarding learning experience, but one that hasn't been without some exasperation.....I still like O'Conner better!

This short story is twisted, but that's why it's so great. The story is dark and gloomy, but it is really interesting. A Rose for Emily recounts the story of an eccentric spinster, Emily Grierson. An unnamed narrator details the strange circumstances of Emily's life and her odd relationships with her father, who controlled and manipulated her, and her lover, the Yankee road worker Homer Barron. When Homer Barron threatens to leave her, she is seen buying arsenic, which the townspeople believe she will commit suicide with. Faulkner based the story upon a true incident. The rose indeed was for his friend, Emily Grierson. In the story, the townspeople's points of views on Emily actually reflect the society's value at that moment to some extent. Emily feels that she is released when her father is dead.
However, I do not recommend this book if you might get scared easily. The ending might come as a surprise, but that's suspense. Go read it, if you like it a bit twisted.

After reading "A Mule in the Yard," "That Will Be Fine," and "That Evening Sun" I was reminded of why this guy is one of the greatest storytellers ever. I know, his writing can be dense and even a times nearly unintelligible, but patience and concentration pays off with Faulkner. And his use of point of view is amazing.

Amasing, strong and powerful. What else can one say about one of the best writers of the world?

With Faulkner, and especially with The Sound and the Fury, you're in one of Three camps. You love it, you get it and you hate it, or you don't get it and you hate it. For the purpose of this review, I suppose I should note I fall in the first catagory.
Yes, a lot of (most?) people read it the first time in an English class, some of us get the pleasure of reading twice in separate English classes, and you would be hard-pressed to find an English major anywhere in America who doesn't, at the very least, say they've read it.
The first time through ain't easy. The Norton Edition helps greatly with that... I can't imagine trying to read any other edition the first time. And it's one of those 2 bookmark books... one in the novel, another in the reference section. Basically, you need a decoder ring to read it. Norton provides said decoder ring. Well, in book form. (a Faulkner decoder ring... now wouldn't that be neat?)
And, trust me, once you've gotten through it once, provided you can crack the spine again without crying, it gets better and better with subsequent reads. It's one of those "change your life" books, but without being preachy or even motivational... it's an honest and disturbing and heartbreaking and headache-inducing picture of family, community, an era, and existence as a whole.

Faulkner seems to be one of those authors you either love or hate. His stream-of-consciousness style can be hard to follow at times, but his stories are spot-on as far as the human condition is concerned. I never really got into this novel until grad school; now I can't get enough of Faulkner! Read it even if you aren't an English major!

I tried to read this book as a freshman in college, and it was utterly lost on me, I'm sad to say. At the time, I was in denial about my status as a Southerner; I just wanted to get out and move to NYC and pretend I was living in Andy Warhol's factory.

Now, as an adult, and as a writer with a forthcoming memoir about growing up in the South, TSATF is far and away my favorite book. I took it with me on a recent trip to Mexico and read it on the beach, completely unable to put it down. It's not straightforward until the third of the four sections; Benjy's section (though the most beautiful thing I have ever read) and Quentin's are stream-of-consciousness and difficult. This is where the Norton Critical Edition is so handy. The pages and pages of biographical info and criticism are compelling and insightful, and make a great companion to the book. If you buy this book, buy this edition. It's very well compiled and makes me proud that Norton is my publisher.

I read _The_Sound_and_the_Fury_ several years ago and have forgotten many of the details, but this book remains my favorite fictional work. The Norton Critical Edition provides readers with valuable insight into many of the passages, but some could probably do without the explanatory pages that follow Faulkner's actual book. Since I took an intensive course on Faulkner's work, I had help from a great professor. Even with the help of critical texts and analysis, I found _The_Sound_and_the_Fury_ to be difficult. I reread the book several times for a better understanding of certain sections.

Since other readers have provided summaries about this book, I'll just remark that this is a masterfully written book. I've read most of Faulkner's short stories and novels (except for _As_I_Lay_Dying_) and consider this to be his best work. Faulkner wrote each chapter according to the perspectives of four very different characters, and this is reflected in the form and substance of the chapters. Faulkner's long (many exceed one-third of a page), complex, and heavily detailed sentences demand concentration. It's certainly not a light read, although the book is relatively short. Overall, a beautifully haunting work that showcases Faulkner's idiosyncratic style.

This is perhaps the most difficult novel written that's worth the time to read. I'd STRONGLY suggest you buy Volpe's book on Faulkner's Novels to read along with it first. Volpe breaks down the points at which a different charecter takes over the narrative. After that, try it yourself, but Volpe is the best guide for the person new to Faulkner's harder(hardest)work. The Norton Edition has a great deal of helpful critical material which, though not in Volpe's ballpark, is very helpful. Buy this edition, but don't forget the Volpe on Faulkner's novel.

How many parents have made such commands as "Eat your peas or you won't get dessert!"

Such is the case of the Boy in this story. He sits at the table staring at the sickening things that makes him weak in the knees. He makes a wish and a monster appears! He offers a deal. He will eat the peas and in return he gets the boys soccer ball. The monster eats the peas and where the soccer ball once laid is now a tiny pea.

The story goes on and there are more peas and eventually the monster demands Ralphie the dog!

The story line has a nice little rhyme flow to eat which makes for easy reading. Especially, at bed time.

The artwork is very good. There are things going one throughout and the monster is great! He is made of all the evil bad food that terrorized us and still terrorizes kids today. Brussels sprouts, squash, spinach, Broccoli, liver, mushrooms, and beets.

A good book overall and it's been requested several nights so far.

This book was great. My son certainly has those vegetables he will not eat he was really able to empathize with the boy in the book. It also was a story about how everything we do really does have a price. Eventually the price for the pea eating became to high and he realized that it was not a big deal anyway. A very enjoyable book and the pictures were great too. I spotted this one on the new book counter and thought it was too good to pass up. I would recommend it for ages 6-10 years.

My husband and I have read this book in our children's classrooms for years, now, and have given it as gifts to every child we know. Most picture books, today, have beautiful illustrations but are light on "text." Schnitzlein uses clever poetry that has a cadence that is fun for both the reader and the listener. We also love the message of "try it, you might like it." Looking for that fun book to read to your kid's class--buy this one.

This is a cute book that my kids have asked me to read to them over and over again.

really cute book! pictures are fun for the kids and the story line is classic. Love it!

This book is brilliantly constructed account of the 24 hours leading up to one of the maximum effort raids on Germany. Large cast of well portrayed character's recounts the incredible courage of the airmen of both sides and the appalling results on the ground.

Only one in three Bomber Command aircrew survived WWII and over 50,000 perished bringing the German war machine to it's knees. There has never been a battle like it. Fought in the middle of the night for 4 years with the prospect of a horrific death ever present night after night.

Imagine going "over the top" in WWI and surviving it, then being asked to do it again the next day. And the next.

Not only that but after the war being branded as murderer's by the very people whose lives you were protecting. The post war government quickly distanced themselves from what Bomber Command achieved, and no gratitude was ever publicly forthcoming for these boys sacrifice.

To this day it still beggars belief.

Though the title implies that this is the story of a single bomber crew over Germany in 1943, "Bomber" goes farther - much farther, only starting with the crew of the heavy bomber "Joe for King". Deighton proceeds to cover the families of the crew, other crew members and their superiors before cutting across the channel to the enemy - night-fighter pilots, their controllers in German air defense, various suspicious characters from across the spectrum of Germany's military - from "respectable" Luftwaffe and Wehrmacht personnel to shadowy types from the "Abwehr" and the SS. We also meet the civilian residents of Altgarten, a Ruhr-area town nobody would think of bombing, but which manages to get plastered all the same. It's mid-summer 1943, when "Joe for King" is sent into the Ruhr as part of a massive night-time raid against the industrial centers of Krefeld. Lacking night-vision goggles, RAF pilots drop their bombs on targets marked by flares left by directing aircraft - in this case, specially equipped Mosquitoe night-fighters. When the marking aircraft for the Krefeld raid is shot down too early, its flares are released over Altgarten. This error is compounded by inherent flaws in RAF tactics (like targeting bombs in the center of cities, where bombs are more likely to hit civilian homes than factories and military installations), and the town becomes the unintended target for the massive strike. "Bomber" is to RAF's wartime bomber command what "Traffic" is to the DEA - a story of massive scale borne by wide cast if characters that never stops growing. Deighton doesn't let something meaningless as nationality get in the way of determining who is good or evil (the Germans get the bombs here, but Nazi genocide also gets prominent mention, with plenty of nasty Waffen SS to remind us why people were fighting). On the British side, we see officers acting less like gentlemen than soldiers. Political correctness is the rule (this is the country that gave us "1984"; "Joe for King"'s commander is suspected of incipient Bolshevism - it's very name hints at Stalin). Those who won't fall in line risk being labeled as LMF (Lacking Moral Fiber) - officially branded as cowards. Though books with such a command of detail normally favor the efforts of those they depict, Deighton is uniformly negative on the subject, a tone reinforced by his many subplots. Lambert, "Joe for King's" rebel pilot, plays the best cricket in Bomber Command - leading his odious superior to compel his participation in an upcoming tournament on pain of getting LMF'd. (Worse - the commander puts pressure on Mrs. Lambert after her husband has departed for the big raid). The bombers fly from Warley Fen, a once verdant field seized from its original owners who now stare at the airfield, mourning for what they know they will never have again. In Germany, ADF is managed by August Bach, an aged warrior preparing to marry his young son's nanny, not knowing how her youthful looks have made her the target of vicious rumors through Altgarten. The pilots of a night-fighter squadron (nichtjagdeschwader), preparing for a feared RAF attack on the Ruhr, are thrown into turmoil when Abwehr and Gestapo appear in search of a stolen classifed memo. The memo, it turns out, details hypothermia experiments on concentration camp prisoners (this may be same memo mentioned early in Robert Harriss' superb "Fatherland"). The corrupt assistant to Altgarten's Burgomeister arranges for the downgrading of the town's remaining Jews (from 1/3rd to 2/3rd "Jewishness" - though these jews are even more likely to face deportation and certain death, they will have greater freedom to marry other jews). Altgarten itself is flooded with profiteers funneling goods looted from conquered parts of Russia and the Netherlands. It seems that war is the only thing keeping the world safe because it occupies all the amoral typed who have to fight it. The only morally just adults are the TENO - the civil safety personnel who dig people out of bombed buildings. Because they are stationed in Altgarten, they get the biggest break: when the raid comes, they have the shortest commute. With so much going on, you just know you're bound to miss something. This is the sort of book that speed-readers hate. You'll probably lose count of all the characters that Deighton throws at you, though this doesn't hurt the plot as much as make the book one you'll want to re-read. Be warned - once you pick up bomber, you'll probably be spoiled for any other novel on the war in the skies over Europe.

This is a superbly plotted panel book in which every story ends with some sort of twist or irony. I write only to correct one error made by an earlier reviewer. Lambert's plane is NOT 'Joe for King', but 'the Creaking Door'. The CO is so out of touch that he mistakes the planes, thereby indirectly saving Lambert's life, much to his young wife's relief. (The casualty rates were horrific for bomber crews.)

It is somewhat amusing that the reviewer made the same mistake.

Bomber follows the progress of an Allied air raid through a period of twenty-four hours in the summer of 1943. It is not for weak stomachs as it shows the brutality of war.

The best fictional account of the "Other Side's" (German) view of being the "attacked". Mr. Deighton obviously has done his homework in showing how one massive,confused attack on a German town in the Summer of 1943 devastates everyone involved from the British RAF planners and pilots, politicians, and even more the German civilian home front, not to mention just about everyone else on the German side,from the SS,Luftwaffe, to the totally innocent on the ground. When the air raid alarms go off in the ficticious German town to the inevitable,terrifying end, mistakes and all, you know you're reading from a master. The ending is as terrible as you can imagine...

My eight year old daughter asked for a chemistry set for her birthday; a real chemistry set; one she could do real experiments with. There are no longer many quality chemistry sets on the market. I guess the safety regulations are too strict; making it unprofitable to sell "real" chemistry sets. I ordered this book. I was concerned I would end up having to mail order supplies, but I made one trip to the grocery store and my daughter was set to work through the book.

The coolest part, to her, was the potential danger inherent with some of the supplies. She worked through six experiments in three days and proudly tells her younger neighborhood girlfriends "Sorry, You can't touch those things. It's too dangerous. It's Chemistry."

The best part for me, the experiments are carefully arranged in a progressive manner so that they start from the simplest and safest activities. She can work through them in order, with supervision, safely building her confidence and skills.

Unlike many books that purport to promote science, but are really just a collection of entertaining activities, this book includes the science concepts behind the wow. So, she really is learning.

I originally ordered this for my daughter from the library and she loved it so much we bought it. Most projects are one page to its very simple and step by step. I even learned a few things as a father!

But more importantly its great for working on along with your children together.

Janice VanCleave's Chemistry For Every Kid is a must have book for upper elementary/middle school science teachers. The experiments are easy to set up and the kids LOVE them! Janice has tackled tough Chemistry concepts and come up with simple experiments that the kids ACTUALLY understand! I have used the activities in this book numerous times and couldn't recommend this book highly enough. The way I use the activities in this book, along with the others in the series, is set them up as stations and have the kids rotate through them. You will not be disappointed with this purchase and your kids will love you for it.

No handwriting required and no over-the-head scientific explanations. It is clear, simple, and EASY to pull off the shelf and use. I recommend previewing the list of materials for the week to be sure you have the needed items. Substitutions can effect the experiment. I use this with ages 4-10 and they ALL enjoy the experiments. The experiments are simplistic and easy for young children to grasp the idea yet have enough information to get the parents thought process going! A great introduction to chemistry that takes very little time to prep and do. I even use this book as birthday party entertainment! A favorite with us.

My boys are 6 and 7 and they LOVE doing the Science experiments in this book. The items needed are easy to find, usually common household item, but nothing too fancy. It has really changed how they view "science" and it's fun to see them question what they are learning. You can never get the gears cranking at too young an age and this book opens the door to a interesting introduction into the world of science.

i,i,i, think the book is very goooood, it was like a nice juicy steak and not like just like dry kibble..... Beause i am her stalker and alien!
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I wrote this study guide ten years ago and, overall, I would say that books such as "Absalom, Absalom" are extremely difficult to read and should not be taught in high school or even in undergraduate school. Faulkner wrote a series that is easier to understand, humorous, and has his usual depth of spirit: "The Hamlet," "The Town" and "The Mansion." I think every time a teacher assigns "Absalom, Absalom" to anyone besides a graduate student majoring in English, you are doing Faulkner a disfavor (as well as the student). I suppose teachers assign "Absalom, Absalom" out of inertia - it's Modernism - it's always been taught - so let's keep teaching it . . .

Carol Siri Johnson is an expert and daring writer. She is the best writer I have ever read. Her book, whatever it's called, is so good that I cried when I read it. My teacher gave me an A+ for the whole year because of a book report I did about it. Carol is like the mother I have never had because I am an orphan. And oh, by the way, I love cows too.

This guide to Absalom, Absalom by William Faulkner stands head and shoulders above other published study guides of the same book and compares favorably to the best of contemporary scholarship on this complex and peculiar giant of American literature. The precision and clarity of Johnson's writing is second only to her incisive yet empathy-tempered insights into the cultural origins and psychological dynamics of of William Faulkner's creative genius. It might well be said that Johnson herself is guided by a daemon driving her to educate, illuminate and uplift the masses of the great unread, so vast is her talent for explication and exegesis, so graceful her dance through the hermeneutic spiral. Buy this book and you will be lead into undreamed of realms of knowledge and wisdom by an actual PhD.

This fine interpretation should be used by any person who endeavors to understand the body of Faulkner's work. I daresay even old W.F. himself would have benefited from reading this text. I only wish I had had assistance like this when I was in school.

Amazing reading for those who believe and those who don't believe that this life is just part of a long and wonderful journey. The experiences of "Rib" confirmed for me the belief that there is indeed more to us then the here and now. Written in a sincere and open style, the tone of the book, as well as its content, lends the atmosphere of credibility often sought for by readers of metaphysical publications and those just beginning the journey of inner exploration. Important reading for anyone who has ever wondered "where do we go from here?". Bravo!

"I couldn't put this book down-period! A Psychic in the Heartland engaged me, captured me, fascinated me. Bettilu Stein Faulkner's writing is not only straightforward and heartfelt, but also cozy and welcoming-magically transporting me to a seemingly simpler time. I can truly say, after finishing this book, that I miss Rib, and his guide, George, for I feel in Riblet...a kindred spirit. Ausgezeichnet, Bettilu! I'm going to have to read A Psychic in the Heartland again and again!"

I just loved this book!! Not only was it interesting, but it made me feel like part of their family as I was reading it. Lovely, charming, and amazing. The part when his aunt was dying was incredible, and so touching, but not sad. Well, maybe a good sad. Powerful and sweet book. I don't think you'll be disappointed!

Many human experiences remain unexplained by science, but that does not make them any less legitimate. As a scientist, I found the story of Riblet Hout to be a fascinating exploration of human consciousness and beyond. The book is at once a delightful spiritual journey, a philosophical enticement, and an intellectual mouthful. I enjoyed it tremendously.

This book tells a story of a doctor who traveled out of body, saw spirits, and talked to the dead. But this is not why I recommend this book to you. Most of the books on spirit communication preach what you have to believe and how you have to live your life. A Psychic in the Heartland fascinated me because of lack of aggressiveness. Bettilu Faulkner is not on a shepherd who is recruiting sheep to her flock, and she has no intention to turn you into a follower. Bettilu Faulkner's only concern is to relate her story in the best possible way. It results in soulful writing that makes you fall in love with the world of Dr.Riblet B. Hout. You will believe every word you read, and your shattered faith in humanness will be healed. You will enjoy the fine storytelling that has become a rarity in New Age books that are busy selling you concepts of love and forgiveness. The world of "A Psychic in the Heartland" comes from love and soulfulness. This is why I want you to read this book and receive your share of this heart-warming experience.

This is a great pocket book for a quick review. Seller was prompt and book was in excellent condition.

This is great to use while your sitting at your scanner. Easy to read and understand.

Faulkner is easy to follow and understand. This book is just the right size to carry around with you to use as a reference,also.

Very useful, great supplement to MRI in Practice. Worth the price.

Beleive me this is THE best little MRI review book I have ever seen so far. It is very easy to undersand and very concise. IT covers everything in an easy to understand way. I really helped me.

One doesn't need a telegram to be reminded how terrible human beings can be. However, one needs writing as fine as Joyce Faulkner's and her visit to Auschwitz to let us truly see from a new angle what we must never forget. This piece brings sights, sounds, smells, and memories into the electric bursts of your synapse. I feel I just accompanied her to Poland. This slice of life, a shaving for a slide mount, reveals so much. You must read it. A companion piece to this is "How Ordinary People Can Perform Unthinkable Acts" by Allyn Evans (http://www.amazon.com/Ordinary-People-Perform-Unthinkable-Acts/dp/B000PAU32U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200947204&sr=1-1), which goes into the psychology of what brought us Auschwitz in the first place. With both pieces, I'm reminded why some people write. It's important.

"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here." In Dante's Inferno these words are part of a poem inscribed over the gates of Hell. We can all imagine Hell, but few of us have visited it and returned to tell the tale. Powerful, wonderful, and horrible, "Rosa" is the story of the author's visit to the hell that was Auschwitz. It is a reminder of the absolute evil that humans can inflict on each other so arbitrarily and irrationally that a lovely young girl named Rosa would lose her hopes, her dreams, and her life for no other reason than that she was Jewish.

At the start of the essay, Faulkner said that she couldn't understand what drew her to Poland and Auschwitz as she is neither Jewish nor Polish nor German. Perhaps she was drawn there to tell Rosa's story, to be Rosa's voice speaking out against a horror that none of us should ever forget.

Humans haven't changed that much since Auschwitz. We still commit genocide against others we hold different and inferior, as in Bosnia and the Sudan. We still kidnap and sell other humans into slavery. We have not changed yet. Hopefully if we continue to read stories like "Rosa", we will.

Anyone who has visited a Nazi concentration or death camp will relate to Joyce Faulkner's superb essay, "Rosa." I have not visited Auschwitz, but I've visited others and the detailed description that Faulkner gives us sums it up. It may be the next best thing to visiting one. It is told precisely and well.

I am projecting your next question. Why would anyone want to? Go there. Or subject oneself to reading about it. And here's the thing. Faulkner addresses this in "Rosa" but you may need to know it in order to read it. For those who can't see, should at least read.

This is the thing. One doesn't expect it, but the most valuable thing you'll carry away from visiting a death camp--or an essay like "Rosa"--is a sense of the vitality of the human spirit. Not the smell of deadly gasses, real or imagined, but the indominatbale will of the people who were there and died, were alive until they died. Their luggage. Their photos. Their ribbons. Some of it gruesome reminders, certainly.

But it does depend on how you look it.
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The reviewer is a poet and novelist who explores the corrosive quality of intolerance in her writing and keeps a page on her website with resources for exploring the connection between bigotry and evil, including war.

Joyce Faulkner has given us an intense, compelling story about her visit to Auschwitz and Rosa, a young girl who died there. Not so long ago, and not so far away were these atrocities; these unspeakable evils, visited upon the innocents.

Faulkner takes us with her to Poland on a tour of this place of horror in a rather hushed, descriptive manner. I was very touched.

I highly recommend "Rosa" because...we must never forget.

After reading Joyce's book: "In the Shadow of Suribachi", I will always be interested in her work. Thanks, Joyce, for sharing Rosa with us.