This deserves, at the very least, a four star rating, as Colette is an incredibly gifted and insightful writer. I adore the sensual style and subtlety of her writing; unfortunately, I did not care for the way the editor attempted to beat me over the head with it. 600+ pages? Really? The editor r...
Writing about your favourite and the most influential single book of your life—not that that means anything—is a little like staring into the sun, the same sun here in an Australian suburb as that of an Algerian beach: so I shall squint, if you don’t mind.Matthew Ward's translation is my third. I'm ...
This book is about being different. Mersault is the stranger, because he is a stranger among the people around him. Meursault’s strangeness seems absurd, and so does his clinging to his strangeness. However, what is the most absurd is that in a way people are all strangers to other people, and yet...
Very sad but interesting main character plot pose intriguing questions. Are man without emotions still represent human kind? How many in our live depend on religion and why some decisions turn on chain of events leading to the worst nightmare? You can find here also one of the best black joke I have...
I'm not quite sure I know what to say about "The Stranger". It holds an honored place in the canon of western literature. It expresses Camus' philosophy of absurdity and establishes his singular voice. "The Stranger" is unique in its story, characters and style, all of which commend it to the rea...
The Stranger is one of those nobel-prize-winnnig books you see mentioned every now and then, but you don't know if you'll really ever read it yourself. It's such a simple story, but it's so profound and thought-provoking. Basically, a guy kills another guy in self defense and goes to trial over it. ...
It's a bit hard to put my finger on it, but something about this book is extremely fascinating and interesting. It is incredibly well written and very efficiently drops you into the story and lets you experience the vivid sights, sounds and smells. The main character can seem somewhat inhuman and un...
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