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A review by lafate
The Fall by Albert Camus
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I don't know why it took me decades to read Albert Camus. It's slightly possible that I read "The Myth of Sisyphus" in college, but I've never read anything else until now.
I'm totally blown away by how much I love "The Fall", his last novel. I listened in two days to this spectacular book read by the incomparable Eduardo Ballerini. It is a perfect pairing. I love strange books and French Theatre of the Absurd. So this short existential tome hits perfectly. No, it is not a play of any sort, but the structure is like scenes from a play. Don't look for an overarching plot. Just be in the moment while you read or listen.
I do have "The Plague", but I'm going to listen to something completely different starting tomorrow. I have a book hangover like a gin hangover that the main character might have had. I don't drink often, but it's usually gin.
I'm totally blown away by how much I love "The Fall", his last novel. I listened in two days to this spectacular book read by the incomparable Eduardo Ballerini. It is a perfect pairing. I love strange books and French Theatre of the Absurd. So this short existential tome hits perfectly. No, it is not a play of any sort, but the structure is like scenes from a play. Don't look for an overarching plot. Just be in the moment while you read or listen.
I do have "The Plague", but I'm going to listen to something completely different starting tomorrow. I have a book hangover like a gin hangover that the main character might have had. I don't drink often, but it's usually gin.