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“Should we be free of a moral compass if there is no divine judgment? Meursault's bleak, nihilistic, motiveless murder appears at first to be the result of a lack of companionship with Maman, but eventually turns into an existential atheist crisis. Enjoyed the symbolism of the neighbor and his dog, the worthless relationship with Marie. [Wanted to read this to talk to my students about it, since they all read it in their senior English classes, as well as to see why the press secretary would say that Bush was reading this in his off-time. Seems appropriate, as Bush could = Meursault in that he kills Arabs without provocation and feels he is without error.]”
adamreck1 wrote this review Tuesday, August 21, 2007. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The book that changed the way I see things .... Just AMAZING .... If you have not read it you would not know ....”
sagarsaikat wrote this review Monday, August 20, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Read it twice.”
duncwood07 wrote this review Thursday, August 2, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Buen libro...muy bueno. Pocos años años después de haberlo leído la primera vez, leí que la rola de the cure "killing an arab" es acerca de este libro.”
rogbazan wrote this review Wednesday, July 25, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is (IMNSHO) Camus' best work. It's a simple story told in simple language and the way it's put together is pure art. English translations don't do it justice. As the old french saying goes, "Translations are like women - if they are beautiful, they are not faithful; if they are faithful, they are not beautiful."”
Kagan wrote this review Saturday, July 7, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
