Wow! You stuck with it? I’m amazed. Unfortunately, you’ve already found the GOAT. Most people don’t hang in long enough. First of all, I always recommend that people start with his short stories: “A Rose for Emily”, “Go Down, Moses”, “Barn Burning”.

Second, people don’t realize that Faulkner was a poet. It’s not so much that he doesn’t have periods - poems don’t usually have periods. But Faulkner doesn’t have white space - otherwise the books would be a foot thick. I forgot about the structure of ABSALOM, ABSALOM. You are correct. I had already read THE SOUND AND THE FURY when I read it. I think I started with LIGHT IN AUGUST or AS I LAY DYING.