everywhereattheendoftime’s Reviews > As I Lay Dying > Status Update

Okay, maybe Vardaman is the best character, too. Maybe im picking favorites and the favorites are whoever tug my heartstrings.

It feels fitting to read this book while it’s raining

For an older book, I wasn’t expecting this stylization, but it’s neat! I wonder if it was experimental at the time, or other authors had also tried it?

I see why this is a classic, this sticks in your brain and makes you think about what life was like back then

This poor kid…

This does make me think about what it must be like, to become the woman of the house so suddenly in a time where it meant there was always so much work to be done, the whole family’s survival is in your hands and you don’t even get time to grieve. It must’ve driven people mad

Okay, I really like this part

Does Dewey Dell know she’s the best character in the book because I decided I sympathized with her?
Oh man. This book really is heavy with grief and going on

Like, death is a universal thing, everybody loses somebody at some point. But every time, it feels like the end of the world and it’s the first time anyone’s been this upset