Reviews - Stoner | The StoryGraph

You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.

9.02k reviews for:

Stoner

John Williams

4.35 AVERAGE

miss_marvel_reads's review against another edition

3.75

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

monieun's review against another edition

4.25

“What did you expect?”
Looking at where his life carried him, from his own choices he made. It’s bleak and beautiful and real. But to see he still had so much passion and love. This book had me fucked up.

gerda's review against another edition

4.0

challenging hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mightyshrimp's review against another edition

4.0

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Concise writing, beautiful and efficient. The story of a man suffering, with all the classic themes, though with a rare white male protagonist who does not lash out at the world or assume that it is his right to assert his will upon it.

Very short chapters and efficient pacing which helped motivate my finishing it. Interesting meditation on American poverty and the effects of the world wars. The wife stuff was better done than I anticipated, though I am still ambivalent about it. Beautiful ending.

Content Warnings