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The Plague
by Albert Camus, Stuart Gilbert
from Vintage

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Find meaning in a meaningless existence / Camus is one cool cat
  After reading The Stranger and thoroughly enjoying it, I decided to purchase The Plague, The Fall, Exile and the Kingdom, and Selected Essays (Everyman's Library), and have just got done reading The Plague. Frankly, this review begins with a summary of Camus' philosophical outlook; I find these particularly relevant to a decision whether or not to purchase one of his books, and I discuss this relevance below. After that, I talk about the plot and what the bulk of the book is actually about. Finally, I add a... more info

• talk about a depression attack
  if you like to feel depressed, then by all means read this book....it is dark and imaginary smells are those of death....yuk....totally discusting.

• Tragically relevant
  In light of the constant scare of chemical warfare we are faced with in this age where even the barbarians in the middle east have access to technology, this book still has much to offer.
  There is one major theme in this novel and that is stay maintain a level head. Many of the casualties in the story are victimized by their own fear and irrational actions. From the rushed and fatal antidote to the brutallity inside the quarantined city.
  This book also holds relevence to the fear that had... more info

• Camus ...interesting as always...
  The Plague is another of Camus's magnificently constructed plots, a story created as a way to present his philosophy of life and existence.
  The novel is about a plague that sweeps the Algerian city of Oran. Characters deal with the plague and the imprisonment they face because of the disease in different ways, but all characters mature greatly along the way. Interestingly, the ethical, noble, and charismatic characters like Dr. Rieux and Tarrou-just like Camus-are atheist. Both characters think all... more info

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