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The Stranger
Albert Camus
Classics
When a young Algerian named Meursault kills a man, his subsequent imprisonment and trial are puzzling and absurd. The apparently amoral Meursault--who puts little stock in ideas like love and God--seems to be on trial less for his murderous actions, and more for what the authorities believe is his deficient character.
Reader Reviews
Naysa L.
Overall I liked “the Stranger” because I personally could relate to the main character Meursault emotionally. A bunch of things stood out to me like how you could tell or imagine each person's reaction to Meursault's absurdism. I thought the way the author was straight forward with a bunch of stuff was interesting because it gives the reader a way of confronting reality straight away instead of having a build up. I wasn’t that fawn of how society treated Meursault just because he lacked emotion, this then led to society sentencing him to death over his absurdism and not his crimes. This made me more interested in how society really treats people just because they’re a little different physically or mentally. Readers who like simple and slow going might enjoy this book as Meursault’s pov gives exactly that.