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 Wonderful Story Nov 09, 2009
I don't have much to say other than this one of my favorite books. If you are looking for a modern classic and great story telling, pick this up. If you know nothing about Camus, read about The Stranger and about the author after checking this out first.
an existentialist manifesto of sorts Oct 29, 2009
Camus's landmark investigation into the human psyche explores the nuance of morality and the futility of life. A dark and deeply moving story.
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 Not very interesting... Oct 27, 2009
The book is very short and very simplistic; I felt that not Camus, but the one who translated it did not do a good job. It is a bit confusing because Meursault starts out as not caring about anything, but then he seems so infatuated with Marie. So it was a bit hard to decide what kind of character Meursault was supposed to be, although it does in a way show us that humans are not logical beings. On the intellectual level this book was not very appealing at all; most of Meursault's experiences were generalized. I have to say that the book only gets interesting in the last 20-30 pages, that is where the action starts to happen. Everything else before that is vague and garbage, it only talks about this guy who does not have feelings, but wait he does have feelings, or maybe he doesn't. If I were you, I would save the time and read another more interesting book.
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 Philosophical emptiness or hope? Oct 22, 2009
While superb writing and great thinking may occur here it is rather bleak in its hope for humankind. Brave and tough sounding Camus fights the cosmic coldness. The atheistic or agnostic tone, and a dependence at the core of this existentialism on a feeble human who must be superhuman in strength in order to survive the chaos of the world is just as much faith as any religion. He and Satre, a Jew, echo Jewish mystics who believe in redeeming the world through redeeming the self, but forget the God component. Jewish mystics believe in fighting the calamity of a world, but one that has purpose in seeming purposelessness, order in apparent chaos, and redemption in a world needing fixing. One refines the self and the world becomes refined. However, this would only occur through the soul powers granted by God and thus Satre robs his own inheritance of its power source, thus bringing home the a priori of any philoshophy - start with the man of reason, not the God of revelation. Does Camus fail? It all depends on your view of life. I have spent over thirty years with this book in my head and find that any thought of the reality as Camus paints it depressing and non-productive. If one wants more existentialism with hope try Viktor Frankl and Logotherapy. For more daring readers I would recommend a comparison with a more richly tapestried and hopeful mystic like Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (Anatomy of the Soul) or the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, or even Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, MD. Taste and you will see it is good.
strange is The Stranger Sep 30, 2009
Pretty unique story. Haven't read anything like it thus far. It's written so simply and with ease. The short story builds little by little until your emotions pick up and you notice your inhaling shorter breaths; following along to see what happens next. Part 1 should be read in full without stopping. Same with part 2. It's hard to analyze this without giving away too much info and spoil it. Not that anyone will read this, but just in case.
Religion played a large role in how the effects played out. I think the sentence was harsher because of Meursaults' indifference to christianity. But he didn't need religion. He didn't have to be and act like everyone else. Wouldn't and didn't conform the whole time. Nice. Time played an interesting part through-out I found, but particularly towards the end it stood out as a key to understanding Meursault.
Looking forward to reading this again, because it still seems strange to me. Nice piece of work Mr. Camus.
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