The Sound and the FuryClassic · Classics, Fiction, Literature
The Sound and the Fury
1929 · 366 pages · Fiction
60
Classic
★ 3.86 on Goodreads · 203K ratings
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 4 canon lists, including TIME All-TIME 100 Novels. 3.86★ from 203K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
60Must-Read Score
- Critics90 out of 100 · counts 35%+36
- Readers42 out of 100 · counts 50%+24
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #34 of the 216 literary novels we rank
- #89 of the 296 classics we rank
- #259 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- TIME All-TIME 100 Novels
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
- Bokklubben World Library (100 greatest books)
Reads as
Thought-provoking
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