A review by samahcanread__
L'étranger by Albert Camus
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
the book has one of the most iconics first line; a character confusing the date of his mother's death. From the begining, Meusault is presented as a main character with a dark view to the world, who is not concerned about what people think of him, and would rather die than conform to society's norms.
The book takes a shift when Meursault commits a hiedious crime at the beach, starting a series of imprisonement and trials, in which he doesn't feel the depriving of freedom or the shift in his reality. He is more like a robot, going with his basic and logical thinking, that gets too cynical and too dark to relate to.
The book takes a shift when Meursault commits a hiedious crime at the beach, starting a series of imprisonement and trials, in which he doesn't feel the depriving of freedom or the shift in his reality. He is more like a robot, going with his basic and logical thinking, that gets too cynical and too dark to relate to.