“I hate the main character and love him at the same time. It wasn't until the last chapter that I actually liked him. What a genius. And now that I look back, I understand who and what he is. He wasn't a character meant to sympathize with, or relate to. He wasn't even much of a character until the last chapter. He was a montage of existentialism; an indifferent symbol, robotic in attitude. I like to think if I read it backwards, it would be about an existentialist genius who grew more and more mechanical as time went on. Seriously, the last chapter is a god damn literary masterpiece. Only reason I like this book. What The Stranger said about God, and what little time we have to dwell on such uncertainties is beautiful. And I completely agree. We waste our lives worrying about the post-life without giving any thought to what's happening in our current life. Regardless of the afterlife — which I personally don't believe in — we should all take the time to appreciate the life we have now; for better or for worse.”
“Just excellent! I appreciate the fact this book is so short, because being it that good, I can read it and read it over and over again. ”
“My all-time favourite.Trying to stop myself from reading it too often. Fascinating as it is, it tends to kill the hope in a human being. ''I had been right, I was still right, I was always right. ''Yet, what a masterpiece! ”
“this book is one of my favorites, it's revealing of the character and even more so of human life's purpose. Really makes people think, there is no better book than those kinds. ”
“i am reading this book”
“What dose this really mean:( Morso is like some one who love the sun with no shadow)”
“I absolutely loved this book, I can really get trapped in existentialism but I try to limit my reading of these authors to maintain a balanced perspective on life. I have always enjoyed books written from the perspective of the main character. This book reminds me of Dostoevsky's "Notes from the underground", although the two are very different they both read like a personal journal.”
“The book that inspired the song "Killing an Arab" by the Cure, a skinhead anthem in the UK. An Algerian friend said to me: " Camus is a racist, tout simple!"”
“depressing and thought provoking ...for good French students”
