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The Stranger by Albert Camus

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ninatw's review against another edition

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dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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froon's review against another edition

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3.0

the first half of this book is a slog… but the second half is spectacular! in “part one” all i could wonder about was how this book has such high praise, but once “part two” begins, camus’ wit and philosophical ponderings really shine. however, to me, that didn’t justify or lift up the previous section for me to give it a higher rating. the paratext (i.e., introduction and translator note) does a lot of the work to explain why they first half is like that, but it still didn’t resonate with me like the second half did.

overall, this was a relatively interesting book. you could even say it was, a bit, kafkaesque :)

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bunnivie's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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fishweb's review against another edition

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dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

god forbid a man have a hobby! (chronic idgafing)

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eedle_cacleberry's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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acesshelves's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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thyrine's review against another edition

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challenging reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Albert Camus tackles the idea of Nihilism, emphasising the absurdity of life within the pages, and give us a moral dilemma that will eat your brain in the end: "In front of the inevitable, does anything truly holds any meaning?".

We watch the protagonist, Meursault, navigate this exact question through the book until the very end. I cannot explain more than this since it'll go on spoiler territory, but I 100% recommend you to give it a chance.

And if you don't get the book the first time, take a break, and come back for a reread another time. You can read it in one sitting alone (I myself read it in three hours when I got it). This is one of those books people might not understand on a first sitting and that's totally fine!

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