The Stranger

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User Review - Paul-the-well-read - LibraryThing

Some time years ago, a critic or other influential person looked at the canvas Jackson Pollock had slung some paint onto and declared it "art." Ever since that time, people who have encountered that ... Read full review

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User Review - dnewsome - LibraryThing

This has to be the most depressing book I have ever read. I think this is the first and last book out of the existential genre that I will ever read. Read full review

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User Review - kmstock - LibraryThing

I didn't really enjoy this book - another one of those books that documents someones descent from a reasonable life into a life of misery. Apparently the interest is in the fact that the main ... Read full review

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User Review - k8_not_kate - LibraryThing

Straight-up didn't care what happened to the main character EVER as I read this. Probably because I am not an existentialist, I simply didn't get where this book was going. It read like an awful dream ... Read full review

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User Review - Miro - LibraryThing

"Existentialist" rubbish that I was obliged to study for a French "A" level. Feeling a bit alienated? Shoot someone at random - it's a hot day. I recommend reading Paul Henissart's "Wolves in the City ... Read full review

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User Review - oakes - LibraryThing

Personally, I prefer the children's fable of the little boy who decides to say nothing but "I don't care," and in the end is eaten by a lion. The best way to cleanse oneself after being exposed to The Stranger is to go read some Heinlein. * Read full review