278 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590171998
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Publication date: 20 June 2006
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, so different from...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,144 reviews
Moods
sad 68%
emotional 62%
dark 19%
inspiring 16%
challenging 13%
hopeful 9%
relaxing 7%
tense 5%
informative 3%
funny 2%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 46%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 89% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 84% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 3% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Infidelity, Death, Death of parentModerate
Rape, Sexual content, CancerMinor
Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Grief278 pages • first pub 1965 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590171998
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Publication date: 20 June 2006
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, so different from...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,144 reviews
Moods
sad 68%
emotional 62%
dark 19%
inspiring 16%
challenging 13%
hopeful 9%
relaxing 7%
tense 5%
informative 3%
funny 2%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 46%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 89% | A mix: 9% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 84% | Yes: 8% | N/A: 3% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Death, Death of parentModerate
Rape, Sexual content, CancerMinor
Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Grief