Reviews

The Stranger by Albert Camus

mitchliona's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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

3.75

mefrost's review against another edition

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

3.0

venuslikeidk's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

budiboksnama's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

zalindras's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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

3.25

saskiarachel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

4.0

estanceveyrac's review against another edition

2.0

Je ne comprends pas pourquoi ce livre est un "classique". Le parcours d'un homme qui ne considère que ses ressentis, ses besoins, sa petite personne, qui est d'une amoralité profonde et fait signe de nochalance, qui ne s'engage à rien et ne se sent responsable de rien. C'est même pas intéressant, y a rien qui me semble rattraper l'absence de thème, de narration, de message. C'est vide. Vide de sens, il n'y a que le "ça" et l'amoralité vaguement esthétique.
Je ne vois pas l'intérêt. Vraiment la culture française... Ce qui est valorisé dans la littérature française, c'est globalement abject et dénoué d'intérêt.

ilovemygirlfriend's review against another edition

2.0

dude definitely didn’t give his mom flowers on mother’s day

princechariming's review against another edition

5.0

A masterful book that, with so few pages, invites so much interpretation of Meursault and his story. 

And then when you're done with all of that, realising that you too, much like the jury, the judge, and the priest, are just attempting to rationalise - and so find meaning - in something that may be ultimately meaningless? 

Incredible.

lassiter's review against another edition

reflective 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

3.5