John McGahern's Introduction to Stoner and Adam Foulds of The Independent praise Williams' prose for its cold, factual plainness.[11][13] Foulds claims that Stoner has a "flawless narrative rhythm [that] flows like a river."[13] Williams' prose has also been applauded for its clarity, by both McGahern and Charlotte Heathcote of The Daily Express.[8][11] In an interview with the BBC, author Ian McEwan calls Williams' prose "authoritative".[14] Sarah Hampson of The Globe and Mail writes that Williams' "description of petty academic politics reads like the work of someone taking surreptitious notes at dreary faculty meetings."[15] Her review also found Stoner "quietly beautiful and moving" and "precisely constructed."[15] Another review found that "Williams's gift for emotional precision" ... "elevates one man's story ... into something universal."[8]
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