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One of the weirdest things I've ever read was The Sound & the Fury by William Faulkner. It starts out nearly unreadable, and as it changes perspectives, slowly comes into focus. In the middle of the book, the story is told through the point of view of a man contemplating suicide. The section is absolutely beautiful, but I recall it being nearly impossible to read. It begins somewhat penetrable, but as the character's anguish & sense of disorientation builds, his delivery stretches into one long run-on sentence of anguish which you, the reader, have to try to structure into language. I found the technique fascinating. I still remember that novel as one of the most complicated and excellent books I've ever read. He makes our inability to communicate -- to understand our own emotional centers -- palpable. With words on a page! With punctuation! #artist