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miayukino's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
(lit pour français ap)
Certainly a reflective and grim story. My prof suggested that many have speculated Mersault to be autistic or have asberger's and as a neurodivergent human (allistic), I gotta say it's way more complex then that. Autism and neurodivergence are not code words for social dysfunction or cold personalities. Obviously, everyone's experience is completely different and without spoiling much, my take is that our protagonist is neurodivergent and feels an incredible amount (contrary to the words of my teacher). He has many recognizable compulsions and intrusive thoughts which remind me of my own OCD traits but his coldness to me is not a physiological characteristic but rather a philosophical one. Not all neurodivergent people inherently believe in nothing (I sure don't), that is Mersault's own distinct nihilism.
Suffice to say, if you give this one a whirl, do think about the phychological aspects but check yourself when throwing around mental illness as synonyms for complete lack of social understanding and nihilism, because more often than not, it's a stereotype or a subjective experience.
Certainly a reflective and grim story. My prof suggested that many have speculated Mersault to be autistic or have asberger's and as a neurodivergent human (allistic), I gotta say it's way more complex then that. Autism and neurodivergence are not code words for social dysfunction or cold personalities. Obviously, everyone's experience is completely different and without spoiling much, my take is that our protagonist is neurodivergent and feels an incredible amount (contrary to the words of my teacher). He has many recognizable compulsions and intrusive thoughts which remind me of my own OCD traits but his coldness to me is not a physiological characteristic but rather a philosophical one. Not all neurodivergent people inherently believe in nothing (I sure don't), that is Mersault's own distinct nihilism.
Suffice to say, if you give this one a whirl, do think about the phychological aspects but check yourself when throwing around mental illness as synonyms for complete lack of social understanding and nihilism, because more often than not, it's a stereotype or a subjective experience.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Racism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Body shaming
Minor: Colonisation
np_d12's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Racism
slayne's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Animal cruelty
pixiecaps's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
4.25
finished this novel in one sitting and I feel that in due time I’ll reread it.
the only word I can seem to use to describe this book is absurdism. so much occurs in a short span of time and all actions seem to have not much thought or meaning to them... at least in the narrator's perspective. the world expected Meursault to act, respond, and live following presumed societal norms & human values and when he didn’t, he to them became an enigma. overall this novel will impact those who value analyzing the thoughts of an absurdist as well as a nihilist. the novel strongly presents themes such as social alienation and apathy. Furthermore, I cannot stress enough that Meursault believes his actions mean nothing.
“It occurred to me that anyway one more Sunday was over, that Maman was buried now, that I was going back to work, and that, really, nothing had changed.” - Albert Camus, The Stranger
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia
Minor: Death of parent and Sexual content
senn's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism
Minor: Physical abuse
strrygo's review against another edition
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, and Blood
kyfrain's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Very interesting read. It reminded me A LOT of No Longer Human. This writing style is so unique and tells so much about the mental state of the main character. Each sentence is written with reason behind it. The sun scene (iykyk) was written so beautifully to point it made you feel the sun on your back. Very different!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, Death of parent, Death, and Violence
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
leechboy01's review against another edition
reflective
sad
fast-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
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse
bitchesonmycock69's review against another edition
reflective
tense
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? No
3.0
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"𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬 "𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐛." 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢-𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐛 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐬'𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥."-𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬
This is the first book I've completed in my journey to read all of Robert Smith's favorite books/books he has recommended because I've got nothing better to do. First of all the song is an absolute banger, but to speak on the novel itself I find the concept of "The Stranger" to be very intriguing. Yet despite that I found myself growing bored and even mildly annoyed from time to time. That's not to say I think this book is bad-it just didn't click with me. I love the idea of "The Stranger" but am indifferent to the actual content of the book if that makes sense. Maybe if I were to reread this in the future I would have a different opinion but who knows.
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"𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐬 "𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐛." 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢-𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐛 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐮𝐬'𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥."-𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬
This is the first book I've completed in my journey to read all of Robert Smith's favorite books/books he has recommended because I've got nothing better to do. First of all the song is an absolute banger, but to speak on the novel itself I find the concept of "The Stranger" to be very intriguing. Yet despite that I found myself growing bored and even mildly annoyed from time to time. That's not to say I think this book is bad-it just didn't click with me. I love the idea of "The Stranger" but am indifferent to the actual content of the book if that makes sense. Maybe if I were to reread this in the future I would have a different opinion but who knows.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder and Physical abuse
Minor: Animal cruelty, Racism, Gun violence, Death, and Misogyny
stupiddrat's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence