The Stranger

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Summary: I think it is a very interesting book after you get into it!
Review: I liked the book after i got into it because if you just skim throught it you will never get all the interesting parts that are in it.

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Summary: "And the trigger gave way...."
Review: Albert Camus' The Stranger is one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. This book is a stark, unflintching look at modern man living in an absurd world. The man character is the type of person Wilde had quoted: "Man knows the price of everything these days and the value of nothing." This is true for Mersault, our anti-hero who kills an arab for reasons that are not very clear. It is a book the questions our "morality", and realizes that it is only an abstraction. When the hero discovers the world is truly absurd, he lets whatever fate overcomes him in the sense of sweet surrender. A great novel, a must read for everyone!!!!

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Summary: Amazing
Review: Camus's novel truley symbolizes the coldness of modern life. He creates one of the great literary characters of all time and paints a powerful image of mankind's true state. The novel makes the reader question their own lapse into the existentialist circle and why it happens. In short, it is one of the classics.

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Summary: we are all starngers
Review: the book is certainly fascinating and it is becoming more so as time passes and proves that no matter how the world becomes so close, people remain strangers in a strange world. it is a depressing book only if you don not know thst you can break free from that pattern, by being you and taking genuine care of others. The man in the book remains aloof and distant from the world and even his own fate is something which is distant for him. a great book for a a strange century.

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Summary: Used it as kitty-litter for my cat
Review: This book was bad. I read this book when I was in grade 10 and it was very depressing. I probably was not old enought to appreciate the book or the content in it but i was aware of how i felt after reading it and wanted to burn it.The book presents the main character as a person with no heart, no faith and nothing (and no one) to believe in. Sounds like a great book right? Its unfortunate the Albert C does not have any faith in the human race.

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Summary: Good but confusing.
Review: Makes you look at the way you live your life. You see how society expects certain things and reactions.

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Summary: Subtle and engaging
Review: This book certainly rings as true today as it did when it first came out, as our society produces more and more non-heroes like this, dulled to most everything. An important work of modern literature.

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Summary: A haunting insight into the prevailance of injustice
Review: At first this was just one of those books assigned to read during tenth grade English. The sheer immediacy of the tale changed that. This book is philosophical to the hilt, questioning the general concept of reality itself. The reader begins to mistrust everything, especially government rule and its version of justice. A true revolutionary novel and one of the best written, ever, hands down.

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Summary: A simple life of a man
Review: This book is a masterpiece. I liked it more than any other book i've ever read. While many critics say this book is unrealistic, it is actually quiet the contrary. The simple fact that it tells of the simple and unambitious life of a man is realistic. The fact that it portrays the benign indifference of this world is very realistic. Highly recommended.

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Summary: It is horrible, not worth reading
Review: This book is too depressing and is way too dated. Don't bother reading it