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February 1, 2016
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February 29, 2016
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Short Story/Novella Collection
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Monthly Short Story Read, February 2016

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My oldest son is a Philosphy major and a big fan of Camus so I read this at his request. The problem is I am not a fan of the Absurdist thought or explanation for human behavior. I don't believe life is al chaotic. I do not believe in Apathy as a way of explaining actions of people. I just didn't get out of this book what my son did. Still it is on the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list and so I checked it off. I am not sure why it belongs there and certainly wouldn't put it there myself, bu ...more
Howard Larsson
Nov 08, 2015 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Stark and existential.
Fittingly, very short.
Despite it's oddness,
I am glad to have read it.
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