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A review by samahcanread__
The Plague by Albert Camus
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
actual rating: 3.75 stars
After living through a pandemic that brought with it a long quarantine, and after the WHO announcement that COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, I read the plague by my favourite philosopher, Albert Camus.
Everything in this book felt familiar, like that pair of worn socks you threw once in the corner of your room that you find yourself one day picking to wear because everything is in the washer and that pair escaped the washing machine sentence. I was once again hit with the emotional weight of confinement as the citizen of Oran are put under an exile in their own house. Rethinking life, our intimate relationships, the meaning of our life as individuals and as a society, the shared experience of the same ordeal that cancel one's selfishness in the face of it all, all of these feelings were vividly portrayed in the book. I was having war flashbacks.
One thing to add is that after finishing the book, I'm grateful for tiktok because unlike the citizen of Oran, we had something to numb our reality.
After living through a pandemic that brought with it a long quarantine, and after the WHO announcement that COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, I read the plague by my favourite philosopher, Albert Camus.
Everything in this book felt familiar, like that pair of worn socks you threw once in the corner of your room that you find yourself one day picking to wear because everything is in the washer and that pair escaped the washing machine sentence. I was once again hit with the emotional weight of confinement as the citizen of Oran are put under an exile in their own house. Rethinking life, our intimate relationships, the meaning of our life as individuals and as a society, the shared experience of the same ordeal that cancel one's selfishness in the face of it all, all of these feelings were vividly portrayed in the book. I was having war flashbacks.
One thing to add is that after finishing the book, I'm grateful for tiktok because unlike the citizen of Oran, we had something to numb our reality.