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missing duration info • first pub 1965 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781441748287
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Publication date: 09 June 2010
Description
William Stoner is born at the end of the nineteenth century into a dirt-poor Missouri farming family. Sent to the state university to study agronomy, he instead falls in love with English literature and embraces a scholar's life, far different fro...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,502 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, CancerModerate
Rape, War, Emotional abuseMinor
Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Death of parent
missing duration info • first pub 1965 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781441748287
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Publication date: 09 June 2010
Description
William Stoner is born at the end of the nineteenth century into a dirt-poor Missouri farming family. Sent to the state university to study agronomy, he instead falls in love with English literature and embraces a scholar's life, far different fro...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,502 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, CancerModerate
Rape, War, Emotional abuseMinor
Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Death of parent