A review by calistareads
The Stranger: The Graphic Novel by Jacques Ferrandez

1.0

I do plan on reading this book someday to see the writing Albert Camus did. I have not read the original. Wow, this is not my cup of tea. I had a hard time with this story. Meursault never draws me in. He is so distant, it leaves the reader in the cold. He is also an enigma. Is he heartless, or does he care on some level? It seems to me he really has no feelings. I guess back in the 30s or when this was written, an atheist was a shocking character, but now days it’s just another person’s beliefs. It’s not shocking at all. I have met several atheist and the few I know are actually really good people. They believe you are good because you’re human and that’s how humans act. This heartless beast in this story is not a type of atheist I have been around before.

The art does it’s job. It is bright and hot and seems to be the only thing you can feel as a reader. I need to read the book and see how the fuss is about. This graphic novel did not make me a fan of this work. It is like anti heart. Blah.