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A review by avig
The Stranger by Albert Camus
3.0
Albert Camus’s classic revolved around the philosophy of detachment and how indifference/detachment can often be confused with inhumanity. Although as a piece of philosophical writing this book is great, it felt a bit too stretched in some portions or maybe it was the fault of translation.
It starts off with one of the most iconic starting lines EVER. “Mother died today. Or yesterday.” The first half leads up to a life-changing incident (from society’s perspective. As we move towards the latter half of the book, it really dives deep into the philosophical questions that bother the protagonist Monsieur Meursault. Since it’s already a pretty short read, I cannot complain much and would definitely recommend this to everyone who’s interested in the philosophy of existentialism.
It starts off with one of the most iconic starting lines EVER. “Mother died today. Or yesterday.” The first half leads up to a life-changing incident (from society’s perspective. As we move towards the latter half of the book, it really dives deep into the philosophical questions that bother the protagonist Monsieur Meursault. Since it’s already a pretty short read, I cannot complain much and would definitely recommend this to everyone who’s interested in the philosophy of existentialism.