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Mar 03, 2008 Laura rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 1001-books-you-must-read-before-you, nobel-prize, french-literature

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Dec 06, 2017 Kelly_Hunsaker_reads ... rated it it was ok

Shelves: 1001-books, philosophy

My oldest son is a Philosphy major and a big fan of Camus so I read this at his request. The problem is I am not a fan of the Absurdist thought or explanation for human behavior. I don't believe life is al chaotic. I do not believe in Apathy as a way of explaining actions of people. I just didn't get out of this book what my son did. Still it is on the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list and so I checked it off. I am not sure why it belongs there and certainly wouldn't put it there myself, bu ...more

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Sep 03, 2016 Karen rated it really liked it

Shelves: travel-the-world

Meursault isn't sure by the telegram whether his Mother died today or yesterday, it just stated that she died and the funeral is tomorrow. His boss seemed upset with him when he asked to have two days off to travel for the funeral, but surely people should understand that it wasn't his fault his mother died, right?
I won't say much more about this story, but he constantly mentions the heat of that summer, which I find interesting, because the heat is a character in this tale.
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May 13, 2014 Tom Britz rated it really liked it

This is a story of apathy. A man that has no concept of right or wrong. Who thinks that life is meaningless. He likes the pleasures but doesn't count them as meaning anything. Has no concept of God or even morality. Live in the moment for the moment won't last, seems to be his motto. He commits a senseless murder and then goes to a senseless trial only to be convicted and sentenced to have his senseless life snuffed out. ...more

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Jul 30, 2015 Douglas Beagley added it

Perfect, for my 16-year-old self. I am not sure who it is for today.

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Feb 02, 2020 Amanda rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction, teacher-reads, classics, classics-contemporary, format-audible, ap-literature, 3-stars

Spring 2020;

This is one of those weird ones, where because of my degree I know this is a wonderful (like 4.5 grading) example of existentialism, but on the Amanda Scale of what I like we're further down (like 2-3), so take that as you may. I'm glad to have checked it off my list, but I'm, also, really glad not to need to read it again, because mleh, existentialism is still not my bag. ...more

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