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dark
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.25
Spoiler alert / massive content warning - STONER RAPES HIS WIFE. How is no one talking about this?*
The one star isn’t because I disagree with marital rape being written about if it were in a considered way, but John Williams seems to think it’s totally fine for Stoner to do this simply because Edith is horrid. He glosses over it so much that most people don’t seem to even realise what they read. Yes, Edith is a two-dimensional bitch; no, that doesn’t mean Stoner can rape away with impunity and still be seen as some kind of stoic hero. He’s a complete dick.
Also, this book is hella boring.
*not quite no one: https://medium.com/the-establishment/the-man-who-wrote-the-mediocre-novel-aaab9ef2efc6
The one star isn’t because I disagree with marital rape being written about if it were in a considered way, but John Williams seems to think it’s totally fine for Stoner to do this simply because Edith is horrid. He glosses over it so much that most people don’t seem to even realise what they read. Yes, Edith is a two-dimensional bitch; no, that doesn’t mean Stoner can rape away with impunity and still be seen as some kind of stoic hero. He’s a complete dick.
Also, this book is hella boring.
*not quite no one: https://medium.com/the-establishment/the-man-who-wrote-the-mediocre-novel-aaab9ef2efc6
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
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