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208 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679764007
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 29 August 1995
Description
In his first novel, A Happy Death, written when he was in his early twenties and retrieved from his private papers following his death in I960, Albert Camus laid the foundation for The Stranger, focusing in both works on an Algerian clerk who kill...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,102 reviews
Moods
dark 47%
challenging 32%
emotional 29%
sad 18%
inspiring 17%
hopeful 14%
adventurous 13%
mysterious 13%
tense 11%
relaxing 5%
informative 3%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 8% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 2% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Death, BloodModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, SexismMinor
Fatphobia
208 pages • first pub 1971 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679764007
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 29 August 1995
Description
In his first novel, A Happy Death, written when he was in his early twenties and retrieved from his private papers following his death in I960, Albert Camus laid the foundation for The Stranger, focusing in both works on an Algerian clerk who kill...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,102 reviews
Moods
dark 47%
challenging 32%
emotional 29%
sad 18%
inspiring 17%
hopeful 14%
adventurous 13%
mysterious 13%
tense 11%
relaxing 5%
informative 3%
funny 1%
Pace
medium 42%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 8% | Plot: 4%Strong character development?
Yes: 47% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 12% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 2% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Death, BloodModerate
Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, SexismMinor
Fatphobia