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The Plague by Albert Camus

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cptnpresident's review against another edition

From the moment the plague is declared over a weight is lifted off my chest. Like when you’ve finally landed after a 9-hour flight and you suddenly feel this weird wave of hope wash over you. Come to think of it maybe we’ve judged the passengers who’ve chosen to express that hope in the form of applause too harshly (it’s still kind of egregious, ngl).

The effectiveness of camus’ writing, be it the creation of atmosphere and environment or characters driven purely by joy in the face of misery, is quietly sweeping and so deeply heartfelt.

roqireads's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad 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? N/A

3.0

linashnewer's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
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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claresox's review against another edition

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slow-paced

4.0

adrian_crawford's review against another edition

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4.0

this bad boy hits home after living thru the worldwide panny. i appreciated the absurdist takes/undertones weaving thru the novel as many of those same moral quandaries b/w god, goodness, evil, “deserving”, and punishment inform my own religious/spiritual beliefs. i also appreciated that while hundreds on deaths happen off screen, or reported as daily tolls, the couple of on-screen deaths help bring the reader back to empathy and the long drawn out, inevitable suffering— it felt like a parallel to the actual pandemic, where thousands died every day but that number doesn’t mean anything until one of those deaths is someone you know or love.
anyway, get your covid boosters 🤪