Stoner

4.5 stars rounded up. Wow I really loved this. Wouldn't expect this book to be a page turner but it was. What a beautiful and sad portrayal of a normal man's life. He can't help but get in his own way but maybe that's the point of life, to get in your own way. Didn't love that the two main villains were a woman and a disabled person but I'm willing to forgive because Stoner himself does and it feels like the book does a pretty good job of showing how they all ultimately come to love and respect one another