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maresuju's review against another edition
<CW: marital rape>
I understand that this is supposed to be a representation of the monotony/mediocrity that life can be, but I almost feel like this was the opposite. The MC is selfish, refused to make decisions or take any action, and only acts out of his own immediate interests. He essentially forces his wife to marry him despite her making it clear that she has no romantic interest in him, and he rapes her regularly (the author makes it very clear that she’s either asleep or wake up and is tense/unmoving). And then he wonders why his life is shitty, why his wife hates him and keeps her daughter from him.
Truly he is a mediocre (at best) man who feels like he’s entitled to a job, friends, a wife, a family, everything just because he’s there, but puts no effort into any of his relationships. I really tried to stick it out, and made it almost 70% of the way through, but I was just so annoyed and angered by the MC that I couldn’t find a single reason to care about what happens.
Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, War, Ableism, Death, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault
Minor: Racism, Death of parent, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Sexual content
frejascw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault
frankieclc's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Sexual assault, War, Racism, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
terryble_pigeons's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: War
lief_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship and Infidelity
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Cancer, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and War
Minor: Alcoholism
samarakroeger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
William Stoner is an incredibly awkward and passive-aggressive protagonist. The book is sad, slow, and deeply melancholic as it follows his tiny little life at the University of Missouri during the Greatest Generation. I found him frustrating, but in a way that makes a compelling book.
Graphic: Suicide, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Ableism, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Rape
shooper's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault