The Stranger by Albert Camus
The lead character looks nuts on the surface but he showed so many shades in the middle to last part.
He got me wondering on the first few pages when he was in his mom's funeral. He did not express that he loved her, but I did feel that at one or two points in his life, the woman mattered.
He never showed any signs that he was rushing or trying to accomplish anything. His kind of character implied a zero sense of ambition. But on many pages, he seemed like a lost man - a wanderer, thinker, philosopher - but would take none of these labels.
The last two chapters were obviously the best since Camus obviously exhausted a lot of my brain cells. The book requires open mindedness, else, you'd find yourself hating the whole novel. There were some parts which I found were disagreeable but Camus has a way of stating his points.
It is one hell of a tragedy, and yet, not sad at all for me. There was not much to feel, as I was left wondering why the thoughts and views stated make sense when they shouldn't.
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