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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
challenging
reflective
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The best parts are poetry rather than philosophy.
I understood probably only 30% of what Camus wanted to say, but I don't worry too much, since I know I will be coming back to re-read this in the future. It is demanding mainly because he expresses philosophical ideas , which in themselves are not that complicated - at least relatively to other philosophies, but he does so with belles-lettres language that is in regard to style not so dissimilar from his works of fiction. Although it makes this book harder to comprehend, it elevates it from simple essay to a higher work of art, constituting a harmonical union between thought-provoking philosophical content and aesthetically gorgeous, highly quotable form.
i’m too dumb to casually read this. i need to study it if i wanna read it
challenging
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Me pareció un libro retador, para el que tienes que estar preparado con más lecturas relacionadas al tema. Lamentablemente no lo estaba, pero encontré mucha riqueza en varios capítulos. Me quedo con el gran acercamiento que hace a la obra de Kafka, y, sin duda, el giro esperanzador que le da al mito de Sísifo.
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I haven't read any philosophy since college, so this was definitely a heavy mental lift. I could really only manage about 25 pages a day because you really have to work through what Camus is saying and arguing. Once you finally get there, you do get a cohesive and bleak argument that is oddly compelling, although I will say its fundamental flaw is resting examples upon the fictional. If you're making proclamations about life, the universe, and everything, but you have to resort to archetypes to make your case, then it feels like building on sand, and honestly he doesn't really need to do that when the "Myth of Sisyphus" sums up his case pretty well before he breaks it down upon philosophical lines.