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A book about a murder portrayed as meaningless.
The emotional experience Camus delivers by refusing to provide an explanation for the murder perfectly reflects our struggle to cope with the complexities of life and our need to find a reason for evil. (Through the mechanism of projection, we try to locate the cause of evil outside of ourselves to make sense of the complex parts within.)
An emotionally fascinating journey.

Bro is freaky.
Probably his only book I like.
(Those two things are not connected)

Love it

“I hope the dogs don‘t bark tonight. I always think it‘s mine”

🌹So, so many! Elizabeth Strout is the first to pop in my head.
🌼 The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose - I know so many people that loved it, and I couldn't read beyond the first chapter. 🤷🏼‍♀️
🌺 The Stranger by Albert Camus
#wondrouswednesday

What does one say about The Stranger that hasn‘t already been said? On the surface it doesn‘t seem like much. Indeed it is the type of book that requires the skill of not reading what you‘re reading-and I‘m bad at that. Honestly, I think if it weren‘t for The Stranger‘s reputation, I would‘ve been disappointed. But there is sort of this mysterious attraction, an almost mythic quality, which I know will cause (as it has many others) my return.

5/5 🌟

Meursault's refusal to play games and straightforwardness is refreshing and hilarious. Emotionally indifferent and blunt, he defies societal expectations, viewing life as arbitrary and absurd. I love the book's exploration of these themes. Fantastic read!

This just gave me a new existential crisis.

Portrays the significance of empathy, love and understanding for one‘s fellow man and other living beings, the importance of showing kindness when it isn‘t asked for. A prime example of how turning a blind eye for personal convenience and being indifferent is contingent in allowing evil to prevail, usually when nobody is looking or notices.

Manchester Arndale book haul!

The Camus is a decoy. I needed something to make me look high brow whilst buying a book about Tinder that I couldn't resist, haha 😅

#OnThisDay #NOV7

#bookspin for September

Short, but packed a punch. Thought provoking.

Another classic for another book club :)
And a re read!

"From the dark horizon of my future a sort of slow, persistent breeze had been blowing toward me, all my life long, from the years that were to come."

How can a simple sunny day can affect your emotions so much that we may end up doing something regrettable?
Best of the Absurdist nonchalance.
Loved it.
Its a small book.

I would recommend this book but man did this book put me in a bad mood. However, it was a very thought provoking read and a very nice conversation about it on our podcast. Check out ep. 34 of Mind Duck Books: http://bit.ly/3ih5tF3

interesting but unhinged. Kinda wack in my opinion but I still enjoyed reading it

"I hope the dog's don't bark tonight. I always think it's mine".

The delivery dates for these three separate orders ended up converging on today.
Quite the trifecta! 📦📚

I was ok. I pretty much learned this from an episode of “Rick and Morty.” #bookjournal #audiobook

Is he on trial for indifference to his mother's death or shooting a man? Very philosophical. Very ambiguous. And I liked it. #ReadingAfrica2022 #Algeria @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle

Anyone need #algeria for #ReadingAfrica2022? It's #99ponkindle #ukkindledeal today @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

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He seemed so cocksure, you see. And yet none of his certainties were worth one strand of a woman‘s hair.

Finally getting a summer read in. Not a light read (am not into light reads) but a classic.

The Stranger, by Albert Camus, is the ultimate apathetic character. The book begins, "Mother died today. Or, maybe, yesterday; I don't know."

#love #oppositeday @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TheKidUpstairs

Has never drawn my interest, but I tried reading it anyway.

“One never changed his way of life; one life was as good as another, and my present one suited me quite well.“

Lifes easier when you can be bothered to tell little lies.

An obviously Camus-esque reflection of life and dealings with life. It‘s inevitable reflection on being and meaning, which I suppose is the purpose of such a book is relatable and practical. It runs deep with issues that will always prevail through time and the clear strangeness one feels within oneself and environment is well-put. It‘s roots remain absurd. An interesting, captivating and ponderous read. :)

Short but thought-provoking book, which is split into three parts; at the start there's a death, then there's a murder and the rest of the novel is the implications of said murder.

The writing is great, it's a short book but the emotions are strong.

My first Albert Camus read, not my last.

3/5》

“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”

Remembering Albert Camus on his birthday.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Wow.. just wow!!
I really liked the main character, he's so "modern"; he is a stranger only because he doesn‘t react to his environment in a manner expected of him and he seems always disinterested in everything and everyone.

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Since we're all going to die, it's obvious that when and how don't matter.

In the story of an ordinary man who unwittingly gets drawn into a senseless murder on a sun-drenched Algerian beach, Camus was exploring what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd".
#curiousstranger
#jamminjune

Good book, quick read. Terribly nihilistic and a perfect ending to a horrible story

Intriguing and thought provoking. I will be pondering Mersault‘s experience for much longer than it takes to read his story. 5/10

If something is going to happen to me, I want to be there.

"Maman died today."

#bookhunt #round1
@ShyBookOwl

My library reorganization continues and so I keep finding books with great covers. Actually not sure about the date of this edition but it was only $2.95 whenever it was I got my hands on it. I think this is one I read in school.

I may not have been sure about what really did interest me, but I was absolutely sure about what didn't.