Light in August

Kathy Miller

Sep 15, 2024

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Updated: Apr 6, 2025

William Faulkner, 1932

Date read: 9/15/24

Wow. This was an incredible read (like I need to say Faulkner could write, or he needs my praise). Probably the most number of times I saw the n-word in a book. Besides that, just a phenomenal novel.

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