A review by mirivii
The Outsider by Albert Camus

dark inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I really like Camus. This is the second book from him that I have read, the first being The Fall. They are both so compact and yet full of gut-punching feelings. Heard my heart pumping in my throat during the last two chapters of The Outsider. 

 

It flows so fast, the writing is mesmerising. I found myself to be angry at the protagonist for not being able to just lie and save himself from the situation. Which is ultimately what the book is all about: truth. 

 

Thinking about it now, I was also very envious of Meursault and his ability to not prostrate himself in front of what people were expecting of him. Society had rules that he never abides by therefore everything felt odd and annoying to him. The same way Meursault’s personality was odd and annoying to me, the reader, that lives conformed to the society. 

 

This left me very curious about checking out more of Camus’s works and some analysis made about him.