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336 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781681374574
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Publication date: 30 July 2019
Description
The critic Morris Dickstein has said that John Williams’s Stoner “is something much rarer than a great novel – it is a perfect novel,” and in the last decade this austere and deeply moving tale of a Midwestern college professor has been embraced b...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,416 reviews
Moods
sad 70%
emotional 66%
dark 19%
inspiring 16%
challenging 13%
hopeful 9%
relaxing 7%
tense 7%
funny 2%
informative 2%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 89% | A mix: 8% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
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336 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781681374574
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Publication date: 30 July 2019
Description
The critic Morris Dickstein has said that John Williams’s Stoner “is something much rarer than a great novel – it is a perfect novel,” and in the last decade this austere and deeply moving tale of a Midwestern college professor has been embraced b...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,416 reviews
Moods
sad 70%
emotional 66%
dark 19%
inspiring 16%
challenging 13%
hopeful 9%
relaxing 7%
tense 7%
funny 2%
informative 2%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 89% | A mix: 8% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 42% | No: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 81% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Death, CancerModerate
Rape, War, Death of parentMinor
Alcoholism, Pregnancy