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ajkhn 's review for:
The Meursault Investigation
by Kamel Daoud
It's an incredibly dense read for only 140 pages. The narrator: drunk, full of lies, and starving for attention is an interesting character. And the deep references to L'Etranger, colonial life and Algeria is both really great and for folks like me who haven't studied up, kind of intimidating.
The Meursault Investigation is a rich book, and its complexity and unsettledness is a feature, not a bug. It's not a pleasant or easy read, but it is a fascinating and atmospheric one. The simple lack of knot-tying is remarkable and would probably frustrate a ton of people. But it's richness is worth it, and the way the book queries history through its unsettled nature is very rewarding.
I read it on my commute, which is probably unfair: it ain't much of a commute read. It's a really great book that needs a moment or two to meditate on. I didn't really have it when I read the book, but you should give it when you do.
The Meursault Investigation is a rich book, and its complexity and unsettledness is a feature, not a bug. It's not a pleasant or easy read, but it is a fascinating and atmospheric one. The simple lack of knot-tying is remarkable and would probably frustrate a ton of people. But it's richness is worth it, and the way the book queries history through its unsettled nature is very rewarding.
I read it on my commute, which is probably unfair: it ain't much of a commute read. It's a really great book that needs a moment or two to meditate on. I didn't really have it when I read the book, but you should give it when you do.