A review by izcanbeguscott
The Plague by Albert Camus

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The Plague was very nice - I read this on a nature retreat (feels like a strange place to do it but being set in Algeria made the waterfront imagery stick a bit). Being over 4 years removed from the onset of COVID helped provide some more somber and sober reflections on what that time was like via the book, whereas if I read this during the height of the pandemic it would feel a lot more directly traumatic cause I was already so wrapped up in mass disease. Regardless of the direct feelings about the content, the discussions about how the struggle was the purpose really hit home for me. The doctor kept trucking along, even if the world was collapsing around him.