NP -- Stoner

Mark Kohut mark.kohut at gmail.com
Wed Apr 15 04:04:24 CDT 2015


Calling Matthew Cissell..
The story of its reprinting, canonical rediscovery and international sales is fascinating. And revealing at all levels. 

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> On Apr 14, 2015, at 9:45 PM, Tyler Wilson <tbsqrd at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Thanks, All. Sounds like an easy decision. I'll have to get to it quite soon. It's funny: I too was just given this book by a stranger; someone that heard somewhat of my usual reading choices. 
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> I'll have to pay it forward.
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>> On Apr 14, 2015, at 6:52 PM, Mark Sacha <msacha1121 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Also in agreement with Monte. The thing that clicked for me was this low-frequency ascetic sense of submission and sadness underpinning the character. Simple story, fairly straightforward prose, but deeply troubling and empathetic. Kind of surprised it's gotten the attention it has since it doesn't really scream mass appeal - I read it because a stranger told me to, who claimed to have gotten his own recommendation from Ethan Hawke.
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>>> On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 9:37 PM, David Ewers <dsewers at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> I read it recently; Monte's is a pretty good description, in my opinion.
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>>>> On Apr 14, 2015, at 4:58 PM Jolly good day we are having, Monte Davis wrote:
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>>>> Read it recently, was reminded of Sherwood Anderson or Sinclair Lewis -- not just because it's set in mid-America Missouri 1910-1950, but because of a certain not-too-articulate, blunt-instrument force to the characterization. I found it well worth my time.
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>>>>> On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 6:23 PM, Tyler Wilson <tbsqrd at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Folks --
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>>>>> I was handed a copy of Stoner by John Williams, and am wondering if I should give it a go or not. I know nothing of it. Anyone have words for or against?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Much obliged,
>>>>> --
>>>>> T-
>>>>> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?listpynchon-l
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