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Collected Stories of William Faulkner

By: William Faulkner
Narrated by: Paul Boehmer, Susan Denaker, Scott Brick, Arthur Morey, Marc Cashman, Paul Michael
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This magisterial collection of short works by Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner reminds listeners of his ability to compress his epic vision into narratives as hard and wounding as bullets. Among the 42 selections in this audiobook are such classics as "A Bear Hunt", "A Rose for Emily", "Two Soldiers", and "The Brooch".©1976 Jill Faulkner Summers (P)2005 Random House, Inc. Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Short Stories Small Town & Rural

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I liked the readers' performances. I Din't like the fact that I couldn't understand a handful of them.

Difficult to Understand

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This massive collection covers a large portion of William Faulkner's short story output. This means that there are many brilliant stories ("Barn Burning," Dry September," "Elly"), and some lesser lights. I don't know if anyone is really waiting for a sequel to, say, "The Leg.". Interestingly, a large percentage of the stories, including many of the best ones, were written in a brief window of time. from the very late 1920s to the early 1930s. Anyway, if you're Faulkner fan, this is a great read. If your opinion is a bit more mixed, you might want to start with the shorter collection "These 13."

As far as the performances go, there are many different narrators. Most are good, and some much better than that. Still, over the course of so many stories, some could have used another take or two.

many great stories, and some not so great ones.

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If you could sum up Collected Stories of William Faulkner in three words, what would they be?

Smart! Funny! Entertaining!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Collected Stories of William Faulkner?

The majority of these short stories are captivating and enjoyable in my opinion. Stand out stories for me are A Rose for Emily, Death Drag, Dr. Martino, The Broch and Beyond.

Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not listened to the narrator's other performances. Though they are all very fitting for the stories of Faulkner.

If you could take any character from Collected Stories of William Faulkner out to dinner, who would it be and why?

I'd have dinner with Uncle Willy because he seems like a crazy cat.

Any additional comments?

I have never read/listened to Faulkner before this collection of stories. I found it to be a good introduction to the author and I now want to read/listen to one of his longer works.

Great Intro to Faulkner

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it was refreshing to hear the trials and tribulations of a mere 100 years ago and contrast them to what we are going through today in 2025. to imagine that not much has changed other than the set and the costumes and the technology but the human will and condition underlying it all remain the same.

when will we learn?

The year changes but human behavior repeats

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Faulkner is one of those writers I could never get into, but always felt I 'should' like because of wide acclaim. Felt this way about Hemingway for many years until I was at an age where I could appreciate the weight of the work. I am age 31 and, though I can't grapple with Faulner's novels yet, found the short stories quite amazing and much different than what I expected (having read portions of some of his novels). This book costs two credits, but I think it's worth it because the narration by three different readers is perfect. The stories, "Black Music," and "The Tall Men," and a "Rose for Emily" are alone worth the price of this audio. Without exaggerating, I can tell you I've listened to "The Tall Men," at least six times. One day I hope to be able to read an entire Faulkner novel, but for now the short stories are great and very readable (listenable)

great

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I couldn't make the transitions from one story to the next, one author to the next very well. Didn't complete the listening. I use it sometimes during the interim of waiting to purchase a new book.

Too Chopped

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I love reading William Faulkner, though at times his work is difficult to follow on audio and it, of course, can be spoiled by a bad narrator, just like any other book narrated by Scott Brick.

If one listens to an audiobook in which the narration is heartfelt and the narrator can actually act in narrating, it's such a wonderful experience. A recent example for me is "Last Days of California" by Mary Miller (like Faulkner, a Mississippian), narrated by Andi Arndt. Ms. Arndt apparently put in a tremendous effort, to sound Southern, young and to act as in teen angst and in constant banter between 2 teen sisters. She made the whole thing so real that I got lost in it like a good movie.

Scott Brick's narration gives a soap feel and at times slides into adult-film grade acting. He overdramatizes a word in each sentence (usually the last one) and at times emphasizes every 2d or 3d syllable in every other or 2d or 3d sentence in a paragraph (with no real pattern, perhaps on an ad hoc, random basis). And, you can't help but notice his adulation with his voice; this effect on the (this) listener absolutely ruins the audiobook. I have wondered more than once if he has his latest narration piped into speakers throughout his house and poolside.

I have had to return books I purchased because his smarmy narration was worse to me than listening to 3 kids scraping rulers repeatedly over a chalkboard.

I had already rated this audiobook long ago, but just decided to add the review because I have recently come across books I would have loved but dropped like any other Brick. From reviews I've read, I'm not alone in my chagrin. I'm hoping enough noise will make a difference in audio-casting for prime books.

Faulkner stories great (narration awful in parts)

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Thanks so much to reader who left the complete TOC for this collection.
That said, I can love listening to Faulkner the same way I listen to Wagner. I just let it wash over me.

Works for Me

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These short stories are simply beautiful, and the narrators are very talented and well read.

A magician

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Excellent entes stories as expected and good performances in general. However no way of knowing which story is being read! The list of chapters give zero information on this! A pity..

Difficult to identify and separate the stories.

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