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Jul 27, 2007
Mark
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it was amazing
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I read this in the original French and it was much better than any translation I've ever read of it. Camus' style was so ethereal it's very difficult to replicate it in another language.
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The Stranger is the story of a young man (Meursault) whose mother passes away. Following her funeral, he is on the beach with some friends and is unwittingly drawn into murdering a man. His trial then follows, and the focus of the prosecution is on Meursault's lack of emotion or remorse - both with respect to the murder and his own mother's death. Throughout the book, the man is quite apathetic about everything - he considers marrying a woman he is dating, but is certain he is not in love with.
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a book that could inspire a great song by The Cure- "Killing an Arab" is pretty good to me.
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I didn't enjoy this book. Too depressing.
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Jul 25, 2007
Lori
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really liked it
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