A review by zakcebulski
The Plague by Albert Camus

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

What an absolutely stunning grasp Camus has over prose.
I think that, not dissimilar to his other works, this is one of those books that I will be thinking about, and referring back to for the remainder of my life.
As well, I think that this is a book that will get better and better the more that I think and read through it. I think that this will absolutely benefit from further re-reads.

Comparing the content of this book through the lens of post 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic is absolutely shocking. It also shows that people do not change.

I am so goddamn glad to be interested in Camus' work- the absurdist/ existentialist view is great.