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Чума, by Albert Camus

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dexter1290's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

jeffphilly's review against another edition

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3.0

Not exactly for me. This was another book for my Book club. It appears to me that Camus had some message that he was trying to convey about the circumstances of the world in which he grew up. The book was written in 1948 I think and he had reportedly been in occupied France and active in the French resistance. That much I know about him as a person. I never really got to look into any supposed message he had in writing this book, but I firmly believe that when writing about the plague in this novel he was in some way conveying a description of the difficult life events through which he lived.

gitte_nvn's review against another edition

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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

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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

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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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