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Liked It2 of 2 members found this review helpful “From the back cover - “Albert Camus is a Nobel Prize-winning author perhaps best known for his existential masterpiece, The Stranger. Critics argue, however, that his epic tale The Plague is the more accomplished novel. In the small coastal city of Oran, Algeria, rats begin rising form the filth...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“At first this book seemed dry and boring i had to read it a couple times to understand what was going on until, i got it, this book was about a plague that hit Africa and a docter trying his best to fight his way through it all, I loved it.”
sydney l wrote this review 10 hours ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“La peste bubónica azota la ciudad de Orán. Las transformaciones de la ciudad y de la gente a medida que se van decretando las medidas de sanidad; la incertidumbre por el tiempo que durará, y las reflexiones que esto produce en los habitantes son exquisitamente narradas. Un doctor como protagonista, un grupo de ayudantes como personajes casi primarios van sumergiendo al lector en una ciudad sitiada donde deven convivir el clima extremo, la ausencia de quienes quedaron del otro lado de las puertas de Orán, escasez de alimentos y una peste que no perdona.”
Siluvana wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Worth reading for the last scene alone, but really so many interesting characters and such a heavy topic, I can see why this one's endured the years. Read it! Damn you, read it!”
Scott W wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“well, yeah, it's camus..”
Oana H wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Another great from Camus. One of the towering figures of 20th century literature.”
Sharada L wrote this review Wednesday, December 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The Plague 286pp Jan-87”
Peter C wrote this review Friday, November 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“this book put me in a bad mood for days...”
Mark T wrote this review Saturday, November 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Had to read this at school, and as I enjoyed it then, I'll give it another go as an adult. An accessible look at how people behave.”
EeeBee wrote this review Tuesday, October 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Wanna get some really funny and disturbed looks? Read this in the waiting room of a clinic. I didn't set out to upset people, but I did have a hearty chuckle once I figured out why I was being stared down so many times, on so many previous visits. That was a rough winter.
Mrs. C wrote this review Sunday, October 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
But, this book was an odd "bright" spot in that dismal December of 2006. Given my love of anything in the zombie genre, it isn't exactly a shocker that I would enjoy this. It's written in a prose thats gripping and cold and exactly right. Scary.”
