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John of Canada
Nov 14, 2017 rated it it was amazing
I'm not sure why,but I get very emotionally involved with older books that have been translated:specifically Siddhartha,A Death in Venice,and now this. ...more
Jen
May 28, 2013 rated it really liked it
Mersault's detachment and failure to engage in societal norms is so effective in posing questions to the reader. I'm not sure Camus provides any answers, but raises philosophical questions while at the same time a cracking good read. I'm very keen now to pick up The Meursault Investigation. I didn't love this quite as much as The Plague, but it's still great. ...more
Steph
Jul 12, 2014 rated it really liked it
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I wasn't into it at the beginning but after finishing it left me with something... I just can't quite explain what that something was.
Something about him reminded me a little of Rabbit (Rabbit, Run). Though I really can't explain that either.
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Nemo
Nov 03, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
“She was wearing a pair of my pajamas with the sleeves rolled up. When she laughed I wanted her again. A minute later she asked me if I loved her. I told her it didn't mean anything but that I didn't think so. She looked sad. But as we were fixing lunch, and for no apparent reason, she laughed in such a way that I kissed her.”
― Albert Camus,
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