Just finished this. Wow...
Anybody want to discuss? Did you like it? How did you read it? Should I check out Augustus?
>>7807287
Loved it, yes you should check out Augustus, my professor recommended it.
it was okay. i think the brilliance was a bit lost on me. i admit i cried at the end but it wasn't a very gripping ride overall.
im torn between thinking the flat and repetitive prose was annoying and thinking it was effective and necessary. i don't know. i guess i just walked away thinking it was bretty gud.
>>7807306
This was the same for me, but i also could really identify with William and his despair. So it was a really emotional ride for me.
>>7807320
Please, oh mighty patrician, educate us.
>>7807306
I was more annoyed with the ending, it seemed a little out-of-place and cliche -- I guess I didn'texpectthat.
I thought it was amazing.
The last chapter was horrible. Every paragraph made me choke up, and the book as a whole really fucked me up. Honestly, I put it on the same level as a drug.For W.S.
>>7807399
It was great. The pages i had the most difficulty getting through was right before he met Katherine and he was describing his endless deppression. Surely a great book.
I loved the part where he roasted the crippled student during the verbal exam. Completely unexpected.
>also that dedication at the beginning of her book
>>7807306
>flat and repetitive prose
Confirmed for reading a different book with a Stoner slip cover on it
>>7807399
>For W.S.
Every time ;_;
Fairly average book with some interesting games played with family politics (esp for its time) and a very good last two chapter.
>>7807306
What did you expect?
How did Edith always know everything going on? Tbh I was expecting some scandalous ending that would be soul crushing for stoner. Like Lomax was boning her with his oddly large and misshapen penis
Entry-level pseudo intellectual beach reading for people who probably find more skilled American writers (Faulkner, Steinbeck, Capote, etc.) too challenging.
Also:
> muh sads
Stop.
>>7808232
now THIS is posturing
>>7808232
>Thinks Steinbeck can be challenging for anyone whatsoever
kek
>>7808232
>american writers
>challenging
at least list pynchon
>>7808232
>STEINBECK
>CHALLENGING
OHHHH boy. Talk about the pot calling the kettle a nigger.
>>7807287
I read it right after a girl broke it off with me for being a beta bitch-boy. It hit me hard.
I went into Augustus thinking it'd be like Stoner which lead to some disappointment. It's not a bad book by any means, but the elements of a historical novel are quite strong. For example, you need to be alright with descriptions of battles taking up a fair amount of pages without really saying much. Do not expect an account of a man's life but that of an emperor.
>>7810331
Thanks for the heads-up
is the vintage edition ok for this?
>>7810331
It's quite literally called Augustus.
>>7810629
Of course, but nyrb is the prettiest
>>7810641
is there like some added content in either one?
>>7810646
There is a short introduction. It's not particularly insightful; a good summary with some superficial reflections
