Reviews

Dżuma, by Albert Camus

gitte_nvn's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

feanors's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

1ncubus's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

4.25

Eine Chronik. Nüchterne Beschreibung von Empfindungen während eines Pestausbruchs, lässt Raum für philosophische Fragen nach dem "Sinn des Lebens", die aber kaum ausgeführt werden und eher eine interessante Unterfütterung durchaus nüchterner Schilderungen bilden. Die Charaktere besitzen keine genialen Persönlichkeiten, es wird nicht auf ihre Vergangenheiten eingegangen (bis auf Tarrou, vielleicht), sie sind einfach normale Bürger einer Stadt, die nun, von der restlichen Welt abgesondert, versuchen zu leben.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Blood

claudsch's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

kann man lesen, ist jetzt nicht irgendwie unglaublich spannend aber teils schon recht packend - man merkt schon hier und da Parallelen zu Corona 

katrinacharleston's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

rynjean's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

anii0's review against another edition

4.0

Plague = indifference

paperbackjack's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

manuphoto's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

avapitts's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Comparable to feelings and events of covid, “Hx repeats itself,” I am sure through any pandemic all have similar experience
I resonate w the ideas as stated and thought the resolution somehow was satisfying (I dare say, strangely and perhaps darkly), however, I did struggle to enjoy the flow