Stoner

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In covering the full arc of one's life, It has a Siddhartha-esque quality to it, captures the rhythm of a quiet life, from bildungsroman to deathbed. Very straightforward, yet sad. You can almost taste the dust and dirt from the farm from that time and place in early 20th century America.