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eedle_cacleberry's review against another edition
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death, Violence, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, and Misogyny
Minor: Sexual content and Racism
mikathereviewer's review against another edition
dark
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
3.0
It was alright. Wouldn't say it was very good. But wouldn't say I hated it. I was at first disliking it due to the sudden events at the beginning of the book and out of nowhere slow pace again.
Sometimes we just got bunch on pages just Meursault observing other people and it bored me a lot. I get the message behind this, but I don't like such storytellings and prefer that something actually happens like the murder in this book which kinds saved the book from getting only 2 stars.
The murder was interesting and the character development throughout the book. At first I thought Meursault was a psychopath as he said; I had never been able to truly feel remorse for anything., which is a typical psychopath behaviour. Especially the fading in with society and getting caught when it's already too late, which was the case here too. But due to the book mentioning often emotions I came to the conclusion that our protagonist was emotionally detached. He wasn't sure what he liked or not, same with his girlfriend. He was fine with either way. Sometimes as he really seem like not caring, sometimes him not being sure. I liked that part of the book. In general I prefer character based classical books than action based ones.
I hated the fact how another girl was chasing behind a man which wasn't worth it. The girl the protagonist got was the typical; I can fix him girl. I hate those. And I hated how she KNEW, she even asked if he would say the same to another woman and when he said yes she STILL stayed with him. Stupid, stupid!
(The whole relationship was a huge red flag)
There was also misinformation when the lawyer says that all lawyers say 'I' instead of 'him/her' to refer to the person they defend. Reason for that is, there is a written protocol and sometimes even an audio protocol and if a lawyer says 'I', he will get in immense trouble. So that wasn't true and I don't tolerate false information in any kinds of books (unless it's comedy or fantasy if also mentioned that it's made-up and not meant literal).
Some characters were weird or mad annoying. Epecially that priest. And for weird is this scene my example; ‘I’ll leave you alone.’ He stayed where he was, behind me.
Like, what now? Staying or leaving?
And the writing style was weird sometimes too. Saying the sky is green. Yes, green not blue. I don't know what Albert Camus was trying to tell us
Nevertheless, I think the weird and annoying characters were done on purpose as the protagonist got annoyed from them too, but I would really like to know what by green sky was meant. The main things that really bothered me was the red flag relationship and the misinformation. Except that was the book quite alright. Would say average. But would still recommend it, when someone would be searching for exactly such type of book.
Sometimes we just got bunch on pages just Meursault observing other people and it bored me a lot. I get the message behind this, but I don't like such storytellings and prefer that something actually happens like the murder in this book which kinds saved the book from getting only 2 stars.
The murder was interesting and the character development throughout the book. At first I thought Meursault was a psychopath as he said; I had never been able to truly feel remorse for anything., which is a typical psychopath behaviour. Especially the fading in with society and getting caught when it's already too late, which was the case here too. But due to the book mentioning often emotions I came to the conclusion that our protagonist was emotionally detached. He wasn't sure what he liked or not, same with his girlfriend. He was fine with either way. Sometimes as he really seem like not caring, sometimes him not being sure. I liked that part of the book. In general I prefer character based classical books than action based ones.
I hated the fact how another girl was chasing behind a man which wasn't worth it. The girl the protagonist got was the typical; I can fix him girl. I hate those. And I hated how she KNEW, she even asked if he would say the same to another woman and when he said yes she STILL stayed with him. Stupid, stupid!
(The whole relationship was a huge red flag)
There was also misinformation when the lawyer says that all lawyers say 'I' instead of 'him/her' to refer to the person they defend. Reason for that is, there is a written protocol and sometimes even an audio protocol and if a lawyer says 'I', he will get in immense trouble. So that wasn't true and I don't tolerate false information in any kinds of books (unless it's comedy or fantasy if also mentioned that it's made-up and not meant literal).
Some characters were weird or mad annoying. Epecially that priest. And for weird is this scene my example; ‘I’ll leave you alone.’ He stayed where he was, behind me.
Like, what now? Staying or leaving?
And the writing style was weird sometimes too. Saying the sky is green. Yes, green not blue. I don't know what Albert Camus was trying to tell us
Nevertheless, I think the weird and annoying characters were done on purpose as the protagonist got annoyed from them too, but I would really like to know what by green sky was meant. The main things that really bothered me was the red flag relationship and the misinformation. Except that was the book quite alright. Would say average. But would still recommend it, when someone would be searching for exactly such type of book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: Sexual content
emotape's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, and Murder
Minor: Sexual content and Death of parent
readingwithgoose's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Much to think about.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Murder and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual content
classical_learner's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
fast-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? Yes
3.0
Ew—humans and their nature.
Good exploration of Nietzschean consequences for what it means to value. Interesting elements of Roman law, too (arguments from absence as well as philosophy external to the courtroom).
Good exploration of Nietzschean consequences for what it means to value. Interesting elements of Roman law, too (arguments from absence as well as philosophy external to the courtroom).
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Grief
flooooo's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
fast-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
Most relateable thing I've ever read. Really reflective, wanted to think about every sentence but often couldn't, because I didn't want to stop reading. Also really funny sometimes.
Content Warnings
Minor: Murder, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Death, and Sexual content
andyourstruly's review against another edition
reflective
3.5
Camus had something deeply broken in him.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Police brutality, Misogyny, Death, Death of parent, Racism, Murder, and Physical abuse
Minor: Colonisation, Sexual content, and Animal cruelty
thebowandthebook's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
slow-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
4.0
Really mindboggling classic. The main character's absolute dullness in experiencing the world penetrates the experience of the story and how the plot develops is interesting.
Good amount of thoughts about a woman's body
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content and Murder
toffishay's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The characters are complicated and often not all that likable, but it is valuable to read this one in the context of other works by Camus. The novel is all about the absurdity of this Mersault's life and life in general. It all means nothing and all we have is our own time. I struggle to place it, but it gave me a similar sense as reading O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker and Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami. It could be something about the downtrodden main characters who are actors in their own stories, but fail to see the whole pictures and so are swept away, as we often are.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Sexual content and Xenophobia
hannajor's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Camus is an absurdist. This is a short-form introduction (especially the last few chapters) into the meaningless and meaningfulness of life. It may be something that I read again, at a later point in my own life. The writing is good, and touches on emotional detachment well, while still being engaging. It's a classic for a reason, and it presents rather lofty philosophical ideas in a very digestible and interesting way. I would recommend this book. It doesn't take long to read and is thought provoking.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Gun violence
Minor: Sexual content