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A review by sandro_reads
Stoner by John Williams
reflective
sad
slow-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? No
4.75
Williams’ simple, clean prose is beautiful from the start but, for the first quarter of Stoner, I could not understand the Booktok hype. But then…
We are told from the onset that this is the tale of an unremarkable life and therein lies its strength. As it progresses, it’s a book about nothing - and everything - the little triumphs and tragedies that make up a life.
It’s also a love letter to literature and academia - near perfect but for Edith being so broadly painted, alternating between shrill and whore.
We are told from the onset that this is the tale of an unremarkable life and therein lies its strength. As it progresses, it’s a book about nothing - and everything - the little triumphs and tragedies that make up a life.
It’s also a love letter to literature and academia - near perfect but for Edith being so broadly painted, alternating between shrill and whore.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer and Terminal illness