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User Review - mkfs - LibraryThing

I was inspired to do a quick re-read of this novel by good ol' Sparky Sweets, PhD. There are two things that stood out for me, this time. The first is that the refusal of the character to play the ... Read full review

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User Review - stillatim - LibraryThing

I am too old and have read too many books, it turns out, for re-reading this to be at all rewarding. Perhaps I'm being too harsh. Yes, I'm being too harsh. But it's hard for me to see what gripped me ... Read full review

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User Review - john257hopper - LibraryThing

I had similar feelings about this novel as I did to the previous Camus novel I read back in 2012, The Plague. Like that one, the events surrounding the life of the narrator have an otherworldly feel ... Read full review

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User Review - ctkjs - LibraryThing

I'd be interested in seeing the difference between translations and how that changes your opinion of the main character. Does he just not give a shit about anyone/anything or could he be on the autism spectrum? Even the translation I read made me question that. Read full review

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User Review - AJBraithwaite - LibraryThing

I think I'm going to go with 'benign indifference' as my reaction to this book. The main character is a sociopath who lives in the moment and can only focus on his own needs. He is certainly not the 'ordinary man' that the Goodreads book blurb claims. Read full review

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User Review - nx74defiant - LibraryThing

The flat unemotional reactions of Meursault reminded me of the Autistic boy in "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" I know that wasn't what Albert Camus intended. He never heard of the ... Read full review

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User Review - Spymer - LibraryThing

I heard to many great things about this book , so when i came across it i had to give it a try I didn't like it that much , it's divided into two parts . the first one was very boring and took me so ... Read full review

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User Review - Kristelh - LibraryThing

I read this book because it is set in Algeria but of course that is not an important part of the book especially because the book is about meaninglessness. It is a book of philosophy. Camus considered ... Read full review

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User Review - mirikayla - LibraryThing

I don't think I can give this a rating yet, because I'm still trying to figure out how I felt about it. I simultaneously related with, pitied, and hated the protagonist. I found Meursault, the ... Read full review