The Stranger

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Summary: This book makes a man opens his eyes
Review: This book is perfect. It show you the truth, and hit you in the face. It hurts. It makes you think different about life, friend, words, everything. And, like said H. P. Lovecraft, or you will chage for better, or you will refuse the book, hate it, in ignorance and fear. For intelligent and open-minded people. Only.

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Summary: Absurd
Review: Absurd. That's all I say about the world after reading this novel. If you read between the lines well enough, you'll begin to see why the world is so absurd. How society is absurd, how people pretend to live life to its fulllest when in fact they are living like dead people. Justice,society, people: it's an absurd world we live. This is a MUST read for anyone who has read The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, and to anyone with an open-mind about the world.

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Summary: People are Strange, when you're a Stranger
Review: This is simply a book which grabs hold of you and forces you to examine yourself. I first read the book in 1983, and not a day goes by that I don't think of M. in his prison.

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Summary: Terrible Existentalistic Trash! Ugh,worst book EVER.
Review: Camus'little novel about a nihilistic nobody who sheds no tears over the death of his haggy old mother, does boring things and commits a murder. That's the plot. Gee, I hated this book. Hated it. The main character's behaviour and atheistic beliefs slightly offended me. Don't waste your time on this. Read Ionesco's 'Four Plays' instead. Then again, I might be wrong. After all, a critic's review is based solely upon his or hers personal opinion. It could be a wonderful novel, but not bloody likely. All I know is that at the end I was glad to see the malicous little bugger executed.

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Summary: i liked it somewhat
Review: i was forced to read this book in my english class i thought that it was pathetic and boring. meursault(we refer to him as Mo) is a real loser. this book is dumb and i recommend that nobody ever reads it

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Summary: The Stranger is a good book of a great author
Review: I read this book and I love it so much. I'm chilean and I don't speak english, but I try to do. I apologize of my english... you know. Bye. END

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Summary: as book really worth reading
Review: I must say that i have really enjoyed reading this book, since it leads to a personal need to see how much of Mersault lives in each one of us, and how much influence the society we live in has upon us. It is really worth reading, I highly recommend it !!!

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Summary: A Must-Read
Review: Over the course of my teenage years (and I'm sure the years of most kids my age), two books have fully redefined and reinforced the way I look on life. The first is Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye," of course, and the second is this book, Camus' "L'etranger." I dunno - some people absolutely hate it, some find it strangely funny, some just don't get it - but for some reason or another, it just hit home with me.

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Summary: Brilliant.
Review: Mersault is a hero. Anyone who fails to realize that he is so, is, simply, a coward to his/her own true self.

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Summary: perfection
Review: This book by concentrating on the attitude of Mersault makes you think why this person does not believe in god or why he doesn't care about getting married or even dying. I think it is one of the best books ever, from my absolute favorite writer and one can only understand the existentialistic meaning only by reading it. Give it a try only if you can handle it!