![Seriously, I do not know what to say of this book [ Absalom, Absalom!] except that it seem to point to the final blowup of what was once a remarkable, if minor, talent… this is a penny dreadful tricked up in fancy language and given a specious depth by the expert manipulation of a series of eccentric technical tricks. The characters have no magnitude and no meaning because they have no more reality than a mince-pie nightmare.](/assets/img/quote-photos/seriously-i-do-not-know-what-to-say-of-this-book-absalom-absalom-except-tha-638980903830602653.jpg)
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