Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Stranger by Albert Camus

31 reviews

beauvisseau's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

The story left a great sadness with me, although it is hard to put my finger on the reason for this. I believe that the main character, who was convinced of his stoicism, was subconsciously only led by emotions. He only really channeled these emotions through violent actions. It was almost as if he was in the backseat on the ride of his life. No love, no sadness, no anger. It made me realize that we need more 'sturm und drang', that we should grasp the joyous moments and shout from the rooftops.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Murder

toshka_and_her_books's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Violence, Gun violence, and Confinement

dniespal's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Sexism, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Grief, Racism, Addiction, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Alcohol

urfavpunk's review against another edition

dark reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Death, and Animal cruelty

ran_sophia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

It took me a while to get into the book, but this book is definitely worth reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Confinement, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Misogyny, Mental illness, Murder, Gun violence, and Police brutality

Minor: Gun violence, Death of parent, and Colonisation

nicolemousicos_'s review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Death of parent

libraryfairy's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This is a book that really makes you think and reflect on yourself and the world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty and Confinement

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.

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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

olgadovnarreads's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

This basically feels like the same protagonist as in Murakami’s Norwegian Wood (and a lot of Murakami in general, gotta be a major influence).

Which I can’t say I’ve not liked.

Easy to read. Solid style. Maybe too high a frequency of the word “presently” in the first third there, but also maybe that’s just me.

I like that there are loose threads. Always good in a first-person narrative.

I’ve also enjoyed that bit of a crescendo towards the very end. 

Overall, very nice. Not my favorite book in the world, but it’s a lot of what I like in one small volume, and it’s very possible I should read more Camus.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse