Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Stranger by Albert Camus

152 reviews

jennarebekah's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

hidelynch's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence and Murder

sophiejts's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

very interesting and thought-provoking; a quick read with straightforward writing. not my absolute favorite style but i enjoyed it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

marcepax's review

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Gun violence

thyrine's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Albert Camus tackles the idea of Nihilism, emphasising the absurdity of life within the pages, and give us a moral dilemma that will eat your brain in the end: "In front of the inevitable, does anything truly holds any meaning?". 

We watch the protagonist, Meursault, navigate this exact question through the book until the very end. I cannot explain more than this since it'll go on spoiler territory, but I 100% recommend you to give it a chance. 

And if you don't get the book the first time, take a break, and come back for a reread another time. You can read it in one sitting alone (I myself read it in three hours when I got it). This is one of those books people might not understand on a first sitting and that's totally fine! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Racism and Toxic relationship

alyc00per's review against another edition

dark reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, and Sexual harassment

countdraculahimself's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Murder

zimm_liz's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I can see why this would be considered a classic, it’s a postmodernist poster boy. Just not my thing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence

mattypallett's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Felt to me like a book warning about the dangers of apathy through our super detached protagonist. I found him pretty annoying, but I did enjoy the bluntness and humour Camus infused into the story.

Idk it’s past midnight and i’m sleepy so I don’t have much more to say on it rn.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Xenophobia

jacob_dion's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Death of parent