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Stoner

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Classic novel referenced as an example of older fiction being excluded from discussion of contemporary literature.

Mentions (7)
"Personally I go for John Williams' Stoner, because it perfectly captures that particular type of American life that most GAN shield from; the quiet, mediocre existence that most countrymen have historically led, lives that don't enjoy neither first nor second acts, lacking outsized ambition or rises"
What's the Great American Novel? Hot takes preferred · u/RopeGloomy4303 · ↑204 · 2022-10-05
"Contemporary fiction, not the first time you read Master and Margarita or Stoner or Blood Meridian or something."
What is the last new novel you read that was great · u/WolfofBallMeat · ↑55 · 2022-07-05
"Im about to finish east of eden, and need some more books that arent to difficult before bed. other books i've read recently that I like are Stoner, Inherent Vice, The Long Goodbye - I would like something similar to these!"
what are we reading · u/CauliflowerFinal2406 · ↑49 · 2024-06-15
"Stoner by Williams asks why and how do we structure our lives"
fiction that made you question your worldview? · liberalscum · ↑28 · 2022-08-13
"Contemporary fiction, not the first time you read Master and Margarita or Stoner or Blood Meridian or something."
What is the last new novel you read that was great · u/WolfofBallMeat · ↑55 · 2022-07-05
"other books i've read recently that I like are Stoner, Inherent Vice, The Long Goodbye"
what are we reading · u/CauliflowerFinal2406 · ↑49 · 2024-06-15
"Stoner by Williams asks why and how do we structure our lives"
fiction that made you question your worldview? · u/liberalscum · ↑28 · 2022-08-13
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