The Stranger

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Books
Genre:	Literature & Fiction
Author:	Albert Camus

First of all, I have no position to rate or comment this kind of book . . . but rating is a compulsory to write a review in mp, so I rated it 5/5 ;) Actually, my reviews are not truly reviews and most of them are what I felt after reading/watching them. What I felt about this book ? Let's see . . .

Last 3 years ago, I was recommended by my friend to read this book 'cos I love to dig "existentialism" stuffs. I couldn't find at that time 'cos I was finding it in the wrong name as "The Outsider". Again, last week, another friend told me to check it out and I fortunately found it in the library!! The translation is very simple one (plus it was just a thin book) and I finished it within a couple day. The book like "The myth of Sisyphus and other essays" took me over two weeks and can't even finish it at all with headache anyway. OK, very long introduction now . . . ☺

Anomie . . . "Anomie" in Meursault is the most visible matter I felt . . . I felt even as mine . . . I can't help smiling on the words Meursault's mom told him, "sooner or later, you will get use to everything". Aren't we?

To follow this, To do this, Must follow that, If happen this that must be done, . . . such a huge burden we got from god damn social norms . . .

I am a kind of person who can be easily influenced by the books I read. So, it is not necessary to mention that how absurd I'm feeling right now. I'm in the mood of just like the statement of "Do it or Don't do it, you'll regret both" . . . yeah . . . I know it's very edgy and pessimist.

Anyway, please don't confuse after my review and I'm just trying to say that "The Stranger" is a must book to own for someone who interested in existentialism. And let's meet with the stranger within us ;)