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This short and shattering novel is about a murder on a beach and a man who is condemned not for what he has done but who he is. This Penguin edition includes a brief afterword written by Camus in 1955 ... Read full review

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At first, I didn’t know why this book was called “The Stranger”. All I can think of is that the protagonist Meersault is a stranger to himself, his own higher self. And the priest at the end does say ... Read full review

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The name of Camus is one of the most widely-mentioned in some meme groups I'm in. Honestly, I was intimated by his name alone. I was thinking that books by people like him are full of words that I ... Read full review

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This is the story of a man who is living the life of the “absurd” as described by Camus in the Myth of Sisyphus. However, it is only his senseless and unintended murder of an Arab and his subsequent ... Read full review

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Spoiler alert! Not that it matters anyway, but don’t read this review if you don’t already know how it all ends. The Stranger is a perfect book, with a flawed philosophy. Camus is a liar. If he really ... Read full review

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This book is absolutely beautiful. Camus has wonderful writing technique and the content is interesting. I'm sure I didn't read into this as deeply as I should have, but I still pulled a lot away from the book. Definitely one worth a reread.... or four. Loved it. Read full review

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The Stranger I have read many many times. It's a difficult book to review without spoiling it. I believe one only has to read the opening paragraph to understand this. In a way one has to read it to ... Read full review

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Excellent book - arguably Camus's best work. Interesting narrative style presented which really comes into its own by the end of the novel. Very readable for one's first foray into Camus's works. Read full review

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This was a second reading after many years and I was surprised at how little I remembered about this book. A slow start weaves the web or 'mechanism' from which our detached friend cannot free himself ... Read full review

An extraordinary novel that everyone must read .