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288 pages • first pub 1965 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 10 March 2012
Description
William Stoner enters the University of Missouri at nineteen to study agriculture. Later, he becomes a teacher. He marries the wrong woman. His life is quiet, and after his death his colleagues remember him rarely.Yet with truthfulness, compassion...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,641 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: 12% | 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%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Infidelity, Death, RapeModerate
War, Emotional abuse, Death of parentMinor
Alcoholism, Pregnancy
288 pages • first pub 1965 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 10 March 2012
Description
William Stoner enters the University of Missouri at nineteen to study agriculture. Later, he becomes a teacher. He marries the wrong woman. His life is quiet, and after his death his colleagues remember him rarely.Yet with truthfulness, compassion...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,641 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: 12% | 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%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Death, RapeModerate
War, Emotional abuse, Death of parentMinor
Alcoholism, Pregnancy