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gvstyris's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I said that people never change their lives, that in any case one life was as good as another and that I wasn't dissatisfied with mine here at all.
Although the perspective Camus presents in The Stranger is painfully male, I definitely found some validation and self-awareness in its oppressive atmosphere and robotic prose. Not a particularly enjoyable read, honestly, but it's encouraged me to research absurdism if nothing else.
Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Death of parent and Forced institutionalization
jacob_dion's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, and Death of parent
probablytoolate's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Murder, Sexual assault, and Violence
desiderium_incarnate's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
"Well, so I'm going to die." Sooner than other people will, obviously. But everybody knows life isn't worth living. Deep down I knew perfectly well that it doesn't much matter whether you die at thirty or at seventy, since in either case other men and women will naturally go on living - and for thousands of years. In fact, nothing could be clearer.
This book is really easy to read, which was the reason it got even 3 stars from me. I don't know why it won a Nobel Prize in Literature to be perfectly honest. Because basically these are the main points of the story:
- Meursaults mom dies
- He has/shows nearly no emotions during the whole book which makes it pretty boring character wise
- He is convinced nothing matters (out of a very egoistical reasoning it seems)
Because of this he has no trouble making friends with pretty unkind, mysoginistic people and partly supports them in hurting others Then he gets a sunstroke and shoots someone He is tried and found guilty and will be beheaded
Moderate: Confinement, Murder, Sexism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Animal cruelty, and Death
alyssapusateri's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Physical abuse, Murder, Death, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent
Moderate: Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Gun violence, and Violence
Minor: Alcohol
andyourstruly's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Police brutality, Misogyny, Death, Death of parent, Racism, Murder, and Physical abuse
Minor: Colonisation, Sexual content, and Animal cruelty
martin888's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse
Minor: Grief
_bailey_reads_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Also Marie is a complete idiot.
Moderate: Murder, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, and Death
zerogoodknees's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse
ryuutsu's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Violence, Physical abuse, Death, and Grief