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sandaledhalo52 's review for:
The Plague
by Albert Camus
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
You might find this hard to believe...but I read this during the covid pandemic and had no idea about this being related to another global pandemic.
It took me 2 years to just finish this book...mainly because I kept losing interest as I rarely dwell down the road of reading books that are nearly a century old. The structuring of the work was very telling, the author was very descriptive with his details and I'll be honest...the first few attempts at reading this were very challenging for my hyperactive mind.
When I finally decided to stop procrastinating...I couldn't understand why I refused to give this book the care and attention it deserves. The beauty and significance of this work never occured to me; how the story itself was never about the plague...but about the stories of those affected by it.
The first few passages are just a general start to a story where the author just fills the reader in on who is who and what is what...nothing special.
To truly understand the sheer genius behind this book..one mustn't look with a narrow mindset where the reader expects the writer to elaborate on his words. Instead, this book pushes the reader to make the most out of everything in front of them.
The main story isn't the main story, but it is a collection of those tiny intricate details from the lives of various individuals in this book that are the real focal point to this novel.
"It's only artists who knows how to use their eyes".
This quote from the book is the perfect summary to point I make. It's a slow song that sings the song of those in love, those in grief or those on the brink of death.
It took me 2 years to just finish this book...mainly because I kept losing interest as I rarely dwell down the road of reading books that are nearly a century old. The structuring of the work was very telling, the author was very descriptive with his details and I'll be honest...the first few attempts at reading this were very challenging for my hyperactive mind.
When I finally decided to stop procrastinating...I couldn't understand why I refused to give this book the care and attention it deserves. The beauty and significance of this work never occured to me; how the story itself was never about the plague...but about the stories of those affected by it.
The first few passages are just a general start to a story where the author just fills the reader in on who is who and what is what...nothing special.
To truly understand the sheer genius behind this book..one mustn't look with a narrow mindset where the reader expects the writer to elaborate on his words. Instead, this book pushes the reader to make the most out of everything in front of them.
The main story isn't the main story, but it is a collection of those tiny intricate details from the lives of various individuals in this book that are the real focal point to this novel.
"It's only artists who knows how to use their eyes".
This quote from the book is the perfect summary to point I make. It's a slow song that sings the song of those in love, those in grief or those on the brink of death.