[T]horough, incisive . . . . [A] useful, even definitive guide for students, academics, and readers wishing to gauge for themselves Faulkner's lasting relevance.
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
Hagood wrote an engaging, at times compelling narrative. Packed with information, it is relatively fast-paced. His is a "telescoping" rather than "defining" eye. [...] Its undoubted merit is the ability to provide brilliantly concise, scholarly rigorous but also clear, highly approachable framework to the parts and to the whole.
POLISH JOURNAL FOR AMERICAN STUDIES
Hagood's book acts as a guide to the labyrinthian field of Faulkner scholarship, outlining the most important authors, critical and theoretical perspectives, arguments, and suggesting possibilities for future analysis. Also, thanks to Hagood's engaging prose, Following Faulkner reads not as a dry bibliography, but as an absorbing narrative, conveying a wealth of information while also telling a story. This book is an invaluable resource for any scholar working on Faulkner.
AMERICAN STUDIES QUARTERLY
Taylor Hagood has done us a big favor. [...] Hagood's book is an indispensable guide to some of the best tales and talking of the remarkable writer we know as William Faulkner.
THE FAULKNER JOURNAL