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23.1k reviews for:

Lo straniero

Albert Camus

3.84 AVERAGE

challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

the most perfect quick read! it’s deep without being florid and expressive without cliches…. and the narrator was just so real to me. a french classique!
reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

J'ai apprécié ce livre mieux que je m'attendai. Je me suis préparée à des phrases inintelligibles, mais j'ai trouvé le texte simple et clair et les thèmes biens réfléchis. C'était une belle introduction au père de l'absurde! 

Mes mots préférées que j'ajoute à mon vocab sont 'verrière', 'lucarne', et l'autre sens de 'bière'!

nothing matters

I didn’t get it but I’m happy for y’all
challenging dark tense 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
emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Very slow and borderline boring. Camus writes in very short, non-descriptive sentences. There were a few very well written lines, but only a few. The last four pages were phenomenal, but that’s about it.
challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes