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Stoner by John Williams

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imogroos's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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? It's complicated

4.25

peebee's review against another edition

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4.0

People aren't kidding it's a really well written book, but you can either have a psychotic harridan wife who only wants to destroy and isolate her husband or a psychotic academic dean who wants to put over massively unqualified students he has a personal relationship with and engages on decades long campaign of professional destruction over a guy doing his job and flunking an idiot one time, after bending over backwards and doing everyone involved several favors.

A little gratuitous is all, especially since John Williams is on record saying he can make a good novel out of anyone's boring life, just add empathy. The guy had essentially no home or professional life because of his Job-like trials and tribulations.

alishabuford's review against another edition

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dark sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

sonionnn's review against another edition

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2.0

I’m severely disappointed. Why isn’t anyone talking about how the author wrote Edith to be cartoonishly evil? The protagonist was given so much grace while none was given to the wife - AND DO NOT GET ME STARTED ON THE MARITAL SA.