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Nov 23, 20151aa rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A rather difficult book to read; it requires several rereadings to understand due to the way the narrative unfolds through the use of a dozen or so characters, some of them really odd, like Vardaman, a retarded/crazy/mystic man. The heart of the book is Addie, the dead matriarch. Her segment of the narrative is helpful in understanding why things are happening and the style is weirdly mesmerizing. The mesmerizing/ mystic strain to some of the writing only peeps through in other parts, but in hers its pervasive. Sorting out the plot is the hardest aspect of the book for the reader.