Beautiful Language but parts written in the southern vernacular were challenging for some members. brilliant example of America literature.

Our book club had an excellent and spirited discussion about the book - - Although everyone agreed that initially, it was very difficult to get into the book and understand who are the characters are and how they relate to one another or the story. We all were motivated to finish reading it, despite struggling at the beginning - As we wanted to know how it ended... It is strange and dark and some of us wondered why it was written at all...What was the point. And WHY it is considered a CLASSIC? Research on Faulkner indicates that he was an alcoholic and womanizer....Perhaps he was drunk when he wrote As I Lay Dying, as it makes about as much sense as if a drunk person wrote it.