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A review by grizelybear
The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays by Albert Camus
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
4.75
Knowing that this was a collection of philosophical essays, I chose to read this not expecting the pieces to be as beautifully and poetically written as they truly were. I wanted to highlight and ruminate over almost every single line of the book. There are a lot of striking sentences here that would make one pause and reflect.
I loved the core ideas presented in the essays, but especially about the futility and absurdity of living one's life (but not in a depressing way - in fact, I found the overall tone to be quite hopeful). Before reading, I thought it was preposterous to think that Sisyphus would have been happy with his predicament, but I've been convinced.
That being said though, this was definitely a challenging read! I found myself rereading lines a few times because I didn't understand them the first time. I'm probably just stupid though.
I loved the core ideas presented in the essays, but especially about the futility and absurdity of living one's life (but not in a depressing way - in fact, I found the overall tone to be quite hopeful). Before reading, I thought it was preposterous to think that Sisyphus would have been happy with his predicament, but I've been convinced.
That being said though, this was definitely a challenging read! I found myself rereading lines a few times because I didn't understand them the first time. I'm probably just stupid though.