A review by ohmsix
Augustus by John Williams

5.0

John Williams truly is a remarkable writer. I appreciate this book both for its content and technical literary display. The epistolary novel does an incredible job at building up the character of Augustus. Williams' ability to flesh out a world, events, and characters from multiple perspectives upon which there is supposed to be a central focus is bewildering in retrospect. Williams is also 2/2 (Stoner and Augustus) at easing the main character and the reader to the end of a life.

The last note of "Rome, Northampton, Denver, 1967-1972" encapsulates the care that is evidently put into creating this rich novel.