Reviews

Stoner by John Williams

katherineknitsandreads's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

• 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? Yes

3.5

sunfished's review against another edition

reflective relaxing sad medium-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? Yes

4.5

jen52's review against another edition

4.0

Well. That was something. It's strange how it affected me the way it did, though I wasn't terribly attached to any of the characters. Of course I was more fond of William Stoner than any of the others. And the unspoken reconciliations at the end seemed so much more true to life than what's normally written. I'll have to read more of Mr Williams.

urtencija's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Man tai knyga apie kitiems nematomą gyvenimo naštą, kurią nešame kiekvienas.

conjohnley's review against another edition

5.0

Outstanding work of realist fiction. Deeply moving with a gentle clarity of prose and subtlety of form that somehow sustains a profound emotionality. Perfectly and precisely executed in its method; sometimes (but not primarily) a “psychological novel” in the manner of Tolstoy or Henry James. Quietly existentialist in its orientation. 

1957s's review against another edition

emotional relaxing sad fast-paced

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

4.5

dina_b's review against another edition

5.0

“William Stoner entrou para a Universidade do Missouri em 1910, aos dezanove anos. Oito anos depois, no auge da Primeira Guerra Mundial, doutorou-se e aceitou um cargo de docente nessa mesma universidade, onde lecionou até morrer, em 1956”
A história simples e crua de William Stoner, um professor de Literatura Inglesa que levou uma vida monótona e desinteressante tendo como único interesse a Literatura.
A sua indiferença do mundo e das pessoas irrita as pessoas a sua volta, principalmente a sua mulher. Um homem apagado mas que poderia ter sido muito mais se tivesse um caracter lutador e não se deixasse deitar abaixo pelos outros, mais professor, capaz de cativar os estudantes, mais paixão, capaz de lutar pela mulher pela qual ele se apaixonou, capaz de muito mais.
Ao mesmo, a maneira como ele segue pela vida, não se deixando afectar por aquilo que o rodeia nem pelas pessoas, dá uma sensação de paz.
Stoner poderia ter sido tanto e optou por não o ser para manter a paz e sossego na sua vida.

byrenical's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

natkingcole's review against another edition

reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

auroraks's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5