fionab_16's review against another edition
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
wahiba's review against another edition
5.0
Stoner is about a man who only did things he wanted when others believed in the cause as well, never once thinking his view on life are enough of a motive. always holding other's opinions to a higher level, regardless of their incompetence or injustice. Being a lover of literature must have made the situation worse.
One of the things that makes his life a tragidy is him going through life out of duty or propriety rather than being driven by passion or love, and that tragidy being called a "simple ordinary life" by so many reviews is what I'll take to heart every time I think of humans..
One of the things that makes his life a tragidy is him going through life out of duty or propriety rather than being driven by passion or love, and that tragidy being called a "simple ordinary life" by so many reviews is what I'll take to heart every time I think of humans..
paigep114's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
dogpro's review against another edition
5.0
One can't read this without tearing up. The language was not overly flourished but yet it never fails to touch its readers' hearts.
booktans's review against another edition
5.0
My favorite book of 2018.
2020: one of my favorite books of all time
2020: one of my favorite books of all time
turtlebochkinns's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
bonbonbookz's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
emabeara0's review against another edition
5.0
glede na par izsekov izvirnika, ki sem jih prebrala, mi je precej žal, da nisem brala v angleščini. slogovno deluje izjemno in noro quotable, hah, ampak vseeno, tudi prevod 5/5
navidezno zelo nenavdušujoče in nezapomnljivo življenje Stonerja bi me sicer verjetno navdalo z groznim odporom, kako zelo ne želim pasti v podobno “bedo”, če ne bi bil on tako ekstremno ravnodušen, celo apatičen do tega. vse sprejme s preprostim “saj je vseeno”. najprej se mi je zdel pač zelo preprost in moški v dojemanju čustev, sčasoma sem začela to ločevat, saj ne živi po klasičnem očetovskem nasvetu “samo odloči se, da ti ni mar, pa ti ne bo,” ampak mu dejansko ni. in ta prepričljiva ravnodušnost in sprijaznjenost me je hkrati plašila in navduševala. pa tudi to je površinsko in zares ni popolnoma prilagodljiv, izstopil je iz svojega rojstnega okolja, napredoval v intelektualnem smislu, preprosto tega ni “obešal na veliki zvon” in tudi ta aspekt tihega, preprostega obstoja je nekaj, kar bi lahko malo prevzela.
vedno znova sem olajšana, da se mi ni treba ukvarjati z razmerjem, ko sem izpostavljena tovrstnim odnosom. ja, razumem, da so bili dRuGačnI ČAsI, ampak hja, kombinacija izjemno hitrih zarok in neodobravanje ločitev je očitno pogubna kombinacija. spet potrdilo tezo, da je boljše biti sam. mogoče bi morala kako dobro romanco prebrat.
saj je vseeno.
navidezno zelo nenavdušujoče in nezapomnljivo življenje Stonerja bi me sicer verjetno navdalo z groznim odporom, kako zelo ne želim pasti v podobno “bedo”, če ne bi bil on tako ekstremno ravnodušen, celo apatičen do tega. vse sprejme s preprostim “saj je vseeno”. najprej se mi je zdel pač zelo preprost in moški v dojemanju čustev, sčasoma sem začela to ločevat, saj ne živi po klasičnem očetovskem nasvetu “samo odloči se, da ti ni mar, pa ti ne bo,” ampak mu dejansko ni. in ta prepričljiva ravnodušnost in sprijaznjenost me je hkrati plašila in navduševala. pa tudi to je površinsko in zares ni popolnoma prilagodljiv, izstopil je iz svojega rojstnega okolja, napredoval v intelektualnem smislu, preprosto tega ni “obešal na veliki zvon” in tudi ta aspekt tihega, preprostega obstoja je nekaj, kar bi lahko malo prevzela.
vedno znova sem olajšana, da se mi ni treba ukvarjati z razmerjem, ko sem izpostavljena tovrstnim odnosom. ja, razumem, da so bili dRuGačnI ČAsI, ampak hja, kombinacija izjemno hitrih zarok in neodobravanje ločitev je očitno pogubna kombinacija. spet potrdilo tezo, da je boljše biti sam. mogoče bi morala kako dobro romanco prebrat.
saj je vseeno.