Stoner, by John Williams

American classic I was unaware of, these characters will live with me for a long time. This is not a fairytale, it’s a slice of real life, victory and defeat, love and heartbreak. The story of one man’s journey from a boyhood spent ploughing fields to a life in academia, it’s complex and rich, heartbreaking, yet ultimately satisfying

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Steven Weill

“Arguably the most underrated American novel. Absolute masterpiece that has started picking up steam as a cult favorite over the past 10/15 years. Heartbreaking stuff, so tenderly executed that one man's objectively depressing reality becomes a series of felt universal truths. It feels particularly strong juxtaposed against modern ideology. Also it's almost definitely shorter than anything else tha”

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Coco Quizon

“A life lived! Lived well? That’s up to the reader. Devastating opening paragraph and lots more in between. One of those books you wish you can read again for the first time.”