23.1k reviews for:

The Stranger

Albert Camus

3.84 AVERAGE

sadiemcdonough's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This book really supplemented my understanding of absurdism and narratively expressed Camus’ conception of the revolt. Wonderful and powerful. I don’t think I’ve ever said I want to reread a book but I want to reread this one for sure. 

sarahk00p's review against another edition

3.0

dark reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

maquin's review against another edition

3.5

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

usetyuvyvycycc's review against another edition

4.0

reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

smalmon's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious sad tense slow-paced

whatthefork's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

misasoop's review against another edition

3.0

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hannasreads's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence

stose's review against another edition

2.5

reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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j_richardson1228's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Enjoyed this one quite a bit and can see my rating jump considerably when I revisit it in the future. A strange, surreal little novella that is as cold as it is contemplative. Every character feels like an aberration, every scene like some kind of abstract dream. There's a bluntness to the writing that robs the story of any beautiful poeticism, but it allows each sentence to hit you like a metallic baseball bat. Glad to have finally read this.