Stoner
1965 • 288 pages

Ratings275

Average rating4.5

15

Rating: 2.6 leaves out of 5
Characters: 3/5
Cover: 2/5
Story: 2.5/5
Writing: 3/5
Genre: Classic
Type: Audio
Worth?: No

TW: (suggested) Rape/Sexual assault Her husband basically has sex with her when she was asleep, kinda outta of it. He didn't know if she protested for him to stop or not. Then there is suggested quotes from the book that Edith was sexually assaulted by her father.

This read was for this month's book club and honestly, pretty happy to have it as a book club book because I wouldn't have picked it up otherwise.

For those who RAVED about this book and gave it a 5 stars... what the legit hell is going on in your mind. I honestly have not a damn clue how you are going to read this and think this is some damn good ass fiction. I don't know, I just can't see it. I made sure to read this in one night. I knew if I put this down I wasn't going to be picking this book back up.

Stoner is a dull man who has shitty taste in women and life just wasn't really on his side. You get the story from his early years till the end. This wasn't a memorable book. It didn't teach me a damn thing. It was just... a story about a man and his life that wasn't remarkable.

September 2, 2021