Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Die Pest by Albert Camus

33 reviews

mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

More relevant than ever in times of Covid-19, it is surprising, interesting and even alarming/depressing how many of the issues that Camus imagined (personal, political, medical etc.) that we have also experienced with our own epidemic today, nearly 75 years later. Or, maybe human nature just doesn't change. Can't quite work out if the overall message at the end is optimistic, realistic or nihilistic - probably all three!

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