Stoner - John Williams | Thoughts & Comments

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Stoner - John Williams
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@peterock4210 Ай бұрын

I read Butchers Crossing and Stoner within a month of each other. A life long reader of classics and fiction. It is hard to believe this was the first I had ever heard of this wonderful author. Great discussion, I know I will revisit both of these master works in future years.

@ashrafmourad2901 10 ай бұрын

I had the good fortune of discovering Stoner last summer. John Williams had the most well written prose and most authentic voice that I'd read in a long time. Perhaps that's a reflection of the fact that Stoner is, in modern times, a rare character in literature, the reliable narator.

@terileekline 6 ай бұрын

In my top ten books of all time. It’s shocking to me how many people haven’t even heard of it. Perfect profile of a pure introvert.

@FollowSmoke 10 ай бұрын

I just finished Stoner and Butcher's Crossing last week. I loved both, but actually preferred Butcher's Crossing.

@RockingChairAdventures 5 ай бұрын

Augustus and Stoner might be completely different settings and written in different styles, but in my opinion the protagonists are very similar in certain ways.

@Ahnor1989 10 ай бұрын

I also recommend Butchers crossing. Was my favorite by him

@callmeuriah.5433 10 ай бұрын

Ditto that. The descriptions in that book are unreal. Over Stoner, I identify with Will. (Augustus is also on my tbr. I’m going to try and beat you to it so I can watch the video when it comes out.)

@mralltoft2389 8 ай бұрын

I read this book three years ago. It still haunts me.

@DesiCochraneOnline 10 ай бұрын

oh mate, thank you for this. So so good, and great video. I gotta give this a reread. it's still my all time fav and still the book I think about the most.

@paperbackdemon8196 9 ай бұрын

I'm glad that I came across this channel. Planning to re-read this one.

@GeorgeMillerUSA 8 ай бұрын

Can you do a video on how you review books? I really love the way you review and talk about books. I'm thinking of making book review videos someday.

@readreadofficial 8 ай бұрын

In terms of the things I look for in a book, I think I explored most of that process in my Annotations video. I mostly highlight extracts that I think are great, and, to keep the video focused, I try to choose 2-3 core themes to explore. In terms of how I film, I just use a DSLR camera with a Zoom H6 sitting on top for audio. I use Filmora to edit the video, but most of that process is just syncing audio and cutting out mistakes/gaps where I look for extracts. Some of my older videos I didn't even have a separate audio recorder, I just used a webcam's inbuilt microphone, but the quality was not too great. I think the most important thing for me is just using natural lighting, as I've recorded some videos at night and, even with a good camera, it still looks pretty shit.

@GeorgeMillerUSA 8 ай бұрын

@@readreadofficial Thank you! I really appreciate it.