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Mar 16, 2024akdaftary rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
The Stranger, penned by Albert Camus, unfolds as a thought-provoking narrative set in the existentialist landscape of 1940s Algeria, exploring themes of absurdity, alienation, and the search for meaning in an indifferent universe. The…
Oct 07, 2023Cazador06 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This novel is the longest short book ever. While some parts of it were indeed impactful for me, most of it felt like "fake" philosophy. The book's fine, but there are more entertaining reads out there.
Sep 19, 2023batrickpateman rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
The m.c. is an indifferent and authentic narrator. He says things without thinking of future implications or consequences but only based on how he feels in the current moment. This works out to his detriment many times but it reinforces…
Jul 05, 20231isParanoid rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
One of my favorite pieces of classic literature.
Jan 30, 2023luketenhage rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This is Crime and Punishment minus everything you loved in Crime and Punishment.
Nov 23, 2022mj_jam rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The Stanger by the famous French philosopher, Albert Camus, is a story depicting the normality of human life, and how humans overcomplicate everything. This book can be interpreted differently depending on the perspectives of those reading…
May 16, 2022Cyberus rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Great to tick some iconic classics off my list! Next, The Plague... The literary introduction is a valuable tool to thoroughly digest, appreciate themes and sub-text.
Apr 10, 2022Luckybe rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
It is difficult to encapsulate a short description of this work as it is so profound and complicated it must be read - more than once - to absorb all the significance. The primary theme I recognized is the impact religion plays in various…
Jan 25, 2022Kimberleygray rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Quick read as it is a short book. Interesting story of a man who doesn't express his emotions. Don't want to go into detail of book but this trait causes a big problem for him in the future. I feel like this is a story I will have to…
Jan 02, 2022pink_hamster_157 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Story about one persons perspective. If you want a good short read, this is it. If you like philosophy, this book will get you sorta thinking. I wasn’t taken aback or surprised by the book that would give it a perfect 5. Still a great read…
Nov 22, 2021mlhadley1 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Writing SO concise, and depicting the NONE feeling on everything. Observing and reporting the visual & verbal exchanges but not caring about anything. Showed everything was meaningless to him. I could feel what he was conveying and how…
Nov 18, 2021empbee rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Some books do not age. This is one of them. It is a captivating story about a young man with a complex and maybe confusing personality.
Jul 26, 2021amber135 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
The Stranger by Albert Camus is a strange and short read. It follows the life of a man who does not hold any contemporary values. In fact, the man seems to hold no values at all. He accepts life as it arrives, showing little worry…
Jun 05, 2021LinChi rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Finished June 5 2021. It was good overall - the writing is easy to understand and clean. The narrator is very detached and unemotional. I finished it in about 2 hours. The ending was confusing so I had to read up on analysis, also because…
Mar 30, 2021AlexaLe rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
What is known as one of the great works of Albert Camus, The Stranger is one of the most profound philosophical novels in the last century. It details the life of Meursault, a young French man who lives a common life, although he himself…
Nov 05, 2020janerf rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I don’t know about reckless alienation and spiritual exhaustion of the 1940s, nor about nihilism, absurdism or existentialism - but I find it very comforting to have described to me ‘the gentle indifference of the world.’ Life is for…
Jul 12, 2020
1957 nobel prize literature
Jun 05, 2020TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
The Stranger is a short novel that could be read in an afternoon. It is dull and is not very engaging or interesting to read. The main character, Monsieur Meursault, is seeking a life that limits connection with people. He is looking for…
May 20, 2020mJJLnk7 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The sun made me do it. This statement makes Mersault, in his creator's own words, the only Jesus we deserve. Or, as Camus would say later, by writing "my mirror opposite (paraphrase)". The most obvious explanation is perhaps the hardest…
Oct 24, 2019lumberchicken rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
The Cure’s song “Killing an Arab” is based on The Stranger, so I read it...and I was disappointed. It’s far too anachronistic at this point. It did keep my interest, but let me down more than once. Perhaps, I should have retrieved the more…
Jul 17, 2019gjfricano rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Perhaps my favorite philosophical novel and certainly one of western philosophy's most important texts.
Jul 17, 2019
Originally published back in 1942 - "The Outsider" (aka. "The Stranger") was one of the very first novels written by French author, Albert Camus who was just 29 at the time. This novel's overall theme and outlook has proven to be one of…
Jul 17, 2019
Originally published back in 1942 - "The Stranger" (aka. "The Outsider") was one of the very first novels written by French author, Albert Camus who was just 29 at the time. This novel's overall theme and outlook has proven to be one of…
Apr 29, 2019
How would you punish a guy who doesn't find anything punishing? I really wish I could be as detached from the world as the lead protagonist but then nothing really matters.. not even the fact that I cannot be detached from the World :P A…
Apr 20, 2019
" ' A 19th century naturalist would have written " A bridge spanned the river." M. Camus will have none of this anthropomorphism. He says, " Over the river was a bridge." This object thus immediately betrays its passiveness. It IS…