A review by bweeb
Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

Like most other reviews say, this book was certainly a challenging read. Roquentin's inner narration, i.e. his thoughts in the form of his diary, did at times feel grating, however, overall the book was (to me at least) a great read. Roquentin's discontentedness with life bears similarities to what many individuals feel, myself included, so it's easy to relate to him as a character (in some, but not all, regards). The book flows well from general discontentedness, to his 'existential angst/dread', and finally to his  acceptance that we as existents are responsible for creating reason; "Every existent is born without reason." From start to finish, you can definitely see how Sartre's works were massively influential yet challenging for people to wrap their heads around. 
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