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Irene
Oct 20, 2012 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Después de dejarlo y dejarlo, y leer muy poco y dejarlo... por fin ayer lo quité y tal es el caso de QUITARLO que tuve una pesadilla... un percal de la leche, mi vecina "la yonqui" era una especie de prota y se hacía unas "autopreguntas" de la leche también.

El caso es que me quería matar... no sé, igual no debería juzgar las cosas por lo poco que recuerdo cuando sueño pero es que vaya pesadilla (juas).


¿Debería leer otra cosa más de Camus o dedicarme a la vida divertida de las colecciones del "cl
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Asif
Feb 10, 2024 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
The first of the great Existentialist novels I've read, Camus' 'L'Etranger (Sam Smith translation by Penguin) gripped me from the very first sentence. I read it in one sitting all the way through - fittingly in a city in North Africa! The writing is beautifully simple , the ideas, especially in the last section, challenging. ...more
Sue Kozlowski
I didn't really like it. Written in 1942. 2 parts. Part 1: Meursault tells about his daily life in Algiers (Algiers is the capital of Algeria, which is in Northern Africa) - he has no feelings. He kills an Arab for no reason. Part 2: His trial. He is convicted but he never has any input. Satire of the govt. ...more
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Vasileios
Oct 19, 2011 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Anakin Skywalker
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Dimi
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