"Great reading"
This is the best reader of Faulkner I have ever heard. He has the perfect Southern dialect and accent for the novel. For those who have never read the book, the first chapter will be confusing. I suggest you at least look at the printed version for a few pages before listening -- it will help you figure out what is going on.
"Just a phrasebook"
This is not a language course, it is just a phrasebook. If you listen to it enough you may be able to memorize enough to ask where the bathroom is, but nothing more. No grammar, so nothing to help you actually learn the language.