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This book is a trip! Aside from the obnoxious “male gaze” description that lasted waaay too long, I appreciate the interior deep dive and the pretty wordsmithery that Williams is bringing, thus far. There is a quirky cast of characters, but the book is really only about Art, albeit on many levels.

3⭐️ This novel is about a day in a life of Arthur Maxley, a rich college drop-out dealing with childhood trauma. I recognized John Williams‘ meticulous description of events and feelings, but it was not enough to hold my interest; I got bored halfway as I was thrown in and out reality vs dream sequence 😑

Next read! My third John Williams, and he disowned this novel. I wonder why....

This is the author's debut novel, which he wrote after dropping out of college. The novel starts with a disturbing but memorable dream sequence. The main character, Arthur, is a college dropout and seems to be suffering from PTSD, but from unknown circumstances. He struggles to connect with others, and then his father comes to town....
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This reads more like psychological drama/horror and/or commentary on loneliness. Out Feb 2019 from NYRB.

Just wanted to say thank you to @Betty for the sweet (and gorgeously handmade!?!) #jb card I recently received. And I just thought of you this morning as an email from #nyrb informed me that the tagged book is their pick of the month, and for the next few days they are offering 30% off all John Williams titles. This one looks interesting! (And I do have Stoner and am enjoying it immensely. But also slowly! Sorry!)

Look look look!! @Tamra look!!!!