tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600022529355932646.post5133078406111985373..comments2024-01-29T10:10:55.378+00:00Comments on Bibliofreak.net - A Book Blog: Review: The Outsider by Albert CamusMatthew Selwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723650905588749638noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600022529355932646.post-514488853905544812013-08-21T10:42:53.973+01:002013-08-21T10:42:53.973+01:00Thank you Grace :)
Completely agree with your co...Thank you Grace :) <br /><br />Completely agree with your comments about <i>The Outsider</i>.Matthew Selwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00723650905588749638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600022529355932646.post-39924222346812992192013-08-07T15:33:04.454+01:002013-08-07T15:33:04.454+01:0010 out of 10, Matthew - excellent review! It's...10 out of 10, Matthew - excellent review! It's such a powerful book and the novel only appears to be simple. It's actually very well constructed where every sentence matters and some descriptions are piercingly moving e.g. the moments just before the killing. Grace A.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600022529355932646.post-72938315653927311242012-02-20T11:55:43.643+00:002012-02-20T11:55:43.643+00:00Thanks for stopping by Tara - I'm glad if my r...Thanks for stopping by Tara - I'm glad if my review and analysis of <i>The Outsider</i> has led you to appreciate it a little more. I can quite see that it's not everyone's cup of tea though. There are some philosophical novels that work when they're read purely as ficiton but I don't think this is one of them.Matthew Selwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00723650905588749638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600022529355932646.post-22476520674757103732012-02-19T00:12:14.637+00:002012-02-19T00:12:14.637+00:00Having read this and your excellent analysis, I un...Having read this and your excellent analysis, I understand a little more about why The Outsider is considered important. I think that my own dislike of all things philosophical (my head just doesn't work in that way) probably colours my impression of the novel!Tarahttp://agrippinalegit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600022529355932646.post-12811074034057841522012-02-17T10:25:14.744+00:002012-02-17T10:25:14.744+00:00Do ask. Someone's got to keep this rampant sex...Do ask. Someone's got to keep this rampant sexism in check :P Really though, I think it appeals to the rebel in young men, the desire not to conform and to be one's own man. I know plenty of free-spirited young women too, but there is a particular disconnect that is specific to young men, and I think this novel probably captures that (just as I'd say something like <i>The Bell Jar</i> speaks more to the disconnect that young women feel/felt).<br /><br />You should definitely read it, you'll get through it in 2 hours tops. Promise.Matthew Selwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00723650905588749638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600022529355932646.post-39110072916590377452012-02-17T09:13:11.974+00:002012-02-17T09:13:11.974+00:00The pedant in me would like to ask why it appeals ...The pedant in me would like to ask why it appeals to young men over young women, but then I do enjoy being difficult. <br /><br />Mostly, though, I feel that this is a book I ought to have read by now, so I may have to do something about that. Your fault again! You and your 'spreading literacy'...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com