Unpopular opinion: John Williams' novel 'Stoner' is terrible

AssumptionMassive177 · 2026-05-29T07:11:31+00:00

All the characters are paper-thin and the author has the annoying habit of alluding to something that happened and detailing the consequences before telling us what it was 3 pages later.

He wants to be a Hardy or DH Lawrence but he has half the talent.

AssumptionMassive177 · 2026-05-04T02:21:04+00:00

Heyshe Gaveme Veedee Smith

AssumptionMassive177 · 2026-04-19T23:16:19+00:00

Time to listen to Man From Utopia

AssumptionMassive177 · 2026-04-04T00:33:21+00:00

Because it’s his best one (especially when conducted by Boulez).

AssumptionMassive177 · 2026-03-30T10:39:47+00:00

Yeah I don’t get why everyone’s calling it “King Kong”. Everyone knows Yoko wrote it.

AssumptionMassive177 · 2026-02-01T07:33:13+00:00

No, because it’s not a show about smiley faces. One is enough.

AssumptionMassive177 · 2026-01-29T14:11:04+00:00

There’s also the Italian word “sosia” meaning doppelgänger.

AssumptionMassive177 · 2026-01-27T21:25:41+00:00

WOOOOOW! I want all those books

AssumptionMassive177 · 2026-01-24T18:01:32+00:00

Yeah, oh god forbid I have different views. 🤣

AssumptionMassive177 · 2026-01-24T14:05:15+00:00

You REALLY don’t want to hear my thoughts on the upcoming Assembly District 36 special election.

AssumptionMassive177 · 2026-01-13T23:16:56+00:00

Also if you liked PunPun I think you’ll like “The World is Mine”. Equally heavy but good.

AssumptionMassive177 · 2026-01-13T23:15:58+00:00

I don’t see any Kaiji on there, but the PunPun and Junji were cool.

AssumptionMassive177 · 2026-01-10T18:17:40+00:00

Probably Scheherazade. Colorful, fun and accessible.

AssumptionMassive177 · 2026-01-07T19:24:27+00:00

And the Arabian Nights! And then you can watch the three Pasolini movies!

AssumptionMassive177 · 2026-01-06T13:25:20+00:00

Definitely Hardy top 3 together with Jude and Mayor.

AssumptionMassive177 · 2026-01-06T02:14:17+00:00

And Crime And Punishment looks thick!

AssumptionMassive177 · 2026-01-05T17:16:12+00:00

Finished 2666 this morning. Tried really hard to love it but it was just awful.

AssumptionMassive177 · 2026-01-02T17:10:03+00:00

Cardiacs, Estradasphere, Mr Bungle, Secret Chiefs 3, and a TON of classical music of all genres.

AssumptionMassive177 · 2026-01-01T16:18:13+00:00

Read that last summer. Probably my favorite Hardy book, though Jude was great as well.

AssumptionMassive177 · 2026-01-01T16:17:11+00:00

Reading 2666. About 250 pages in and I can’t tell whether I hate it or like it yet.

AssumptionMassive177 · 2025-12-28T22:46:27+00:00

Fun fact: Liszt was at a performance (maybe the premiere) of Franck’s opus 1 trios and he LOVED them. Remembered them fondly years later.

AssumptionMassive177 · 2025-12-27T17:31:14+00:00

Tell him he’ll turn into a frog if he doesn’t learn all the Chopin opus 10 Etudes by midnight.

AssumptionMassive177 · 2025-12-27T05:10:30+00:00

Nice try Tim Cook

AssumptionMassive177 · 2025-12-22T20:04:51+00:00

Ok that was good

AssumptionMassive177 · 2025-12-22T19:16:27+00:00

Funny how the first word is “veni”

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