Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

El Extranjero by Albert Camus

164 reviews

octagon's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Gun violence

autumnnleeaves's review against another edition

The intro to this book said it was possibly the most influential novel of the 20th century. I kind of find that hard to believe based on how incredibly boring it is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty

layaisstupid's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5

The book was slow-paced and so insanely in the mind of the main character that sometimes i found it difficult to really understand where things where going, but after

the initial encounter with the Arabs

I found it interesting enough to continue. Overall it felt less like an engaging plot with interesting characters and more like the ramblings of a man so absorbed in his situation that he can’t bother to satisfy even the closest people to his heart. He just really didn’t gaf i guess😭 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

a_random_fangirl's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Murder

lillelow's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

cristine's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

I really hated everything about this book. If this is being considered existential then I have lost hope. This is just all around bad. The summary is this simple: a psychopath who has no ability to feel emotions of any kind including love or remorse kills someone. There is nothing existential about it. I’m really starting to hate “classics!”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Murder

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Misogyny, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Racism and Sexual content

lucius_gooseman's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

It’s good, it’s nihilism in pill form, with lots of detachment so you feel, as Meursault does, an outsider. 

It’s one big, honking question mark. I’m going to think about this for days. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty and Murder

elys_exe's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

An interesting relation to philosophical absurdism, The Outsider dives into the ideas of existence and its lack of meaning, the freedom it therefore must provide.

The narrative explores grief and loss from a brutal perspective, not shying away from the main characters detached behaviour and the way he gets villainised, ostracised and misunderstood because of it. The character of Meursault is both simple, yet incredibly complex.

The writing itself is easily approachable, easy to read and flows nicely, but encourages the reader to explore deeper within the elements given, making up a story to not only read, but reread and digest anew with every line. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, and Murder

marcepax's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Gun violence