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It's a remarkably good book that has developed a cultish following. What is it that makes Stoner so compelling?
Sasaki I'm not a native speaker, but what did it for me was how the story of a whole life is told in such terse language, with such narrative distance. It le…moreI'm not a native speaker, but what did it for me was how the story of a whole life is told in such terse language, with such narrative distance. It left "space" for me as a reader, for my imagination and identification with the story.(less)
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