Scan barcode
rinnavv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death and War
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy
maresuju's review against another edition
<CW: marital rape>
I understand that this is supposed to be a representation of the monotony/mediocrity that life can be, but I almost feel like this was the opposite. The MC is selfish, refused to make decisions or take any action, and only acts out of his own immediate interests. He essentially forces his wife to marry him despite her making it clear that she has no romantic interest in him, and he rapes her regularly (the author makes it very clear that she’s either asleep or wake up and is tense/unmoving). And then he wonders why his life is shitty, why his wife hates him and keeps her daughter from him.
Truly he is a mediocre (at best) man who feels like he’s entitled to a job, friends, a wife, a family, everything just because he’s there, but puts no effort into any of his relationships. I really tried to stick it out, and made it almost 70% of the way through, but I was just so annoyed and angered by the MC that I couldn’t find a single reason to care about what happens.
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, and War
Minor: Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
apthompson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War
samarakroeger's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
William Stoner is an incredibly awkward and passive-aggressive protagonist. The book is sad, slow, and deeply melancholic as it follows his tiny little life at the University of Missouri during the Greatest Generation. I found him frustrating, but in a way that makes a compelling book.
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Cancer, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
klor's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Grief
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, and Death of parent
cherryredmarlene's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War
Moderate: Addiction