Albert Camus - The Plague (La Peste) BOOK REVIEW

"The lock down in the book is long. About 10 months" Yeah wouldnt that be wild

"No, Father. I've a very different idea of love. And until my dying day I shall refuse to love a scheme of things in which children are put to torture." -Rieux

I've finished close to twenty books during my time in lock-down. Still going hard at it! Reading-wise it's been the richest time ever for me.

Currently reading "The Myth of Sisyphus" by Camus. Definitely one of the philosophers I enjoy reading the most. He mixes strong stortelling and beautiful, poetic prose with a very dry, cynical sense of humor.

Thanks Cliff. I especially appreciate your honesty in sharing the issues you have with the novel. Keep well!

Hi Clifford, just want to say thank you for your cathartic videos that are such a valuable distraction from the madness of isolated life, providing unusual reading recommendations beyond anything else on BookTube. That’s it really - thank you and stay safe. We appreciate it.

If you prefer novels that focus on the individual more than the collective, anything by Dostoevsky. Especially Crime and Punishment and Brothers Karamazov. Highly complex characters that are more real than most people I've met.

I just came across this channel. I enjoyed the review very much.

Schopenhauer's Studies in Pessimism are also quite fitting for now

Excellent review, thank you - you’ve helped me understand the novel a lot more :)

One of the best so far. Excellent review. I vote continue to discuss positive/negatives from your reading experience. Even in my favourite books, I find things I care for less than other aspects.

This video was so good!! Subscribed and notification bell clicked!

Loved the more balanced nature of this review. Gives a bit more of a perspective. Also, great shirt, my man

This was a tough read for me, I’m so glad you helped me make sense of a lot of some of the things my head couldn’t wrap around. Thank you for taking the time out from your view point. I’m glad I read it though.

The strength in this book are the questions it raises! Thanks!!!!!

Of your brilliant reviews I like this one the most, thanks alot

One of the best ones so far, really good. Thanks

My quarantine reading list The Plague The Road The Stand White Noise Grapes Of Wrath

Would you be willing to tell us what you're going to read/review next? I really like to read the book before I watch your reviews. Love the channel man. Keep it up!!!

Thanks again for another great book review, Clifford. I shared this one with my Literary Fiction Writers group on Facebook. I'm sure it'll get some discussion going. One of the things that struck me about The Plague, even back when I read it two summers ago, was how all the theaters and cafes filled up with patrons even as the death toll was rising. It seemed they weren't practicing "social distancing," though their action of gathering in public was how the narrator took the temperature of the city population at large, was able to analyze more than just the particular characters in the novel. Definitely not my favorite book, and I wouldn't actually recommend it if it wasn't for our current situation. If you're going to read Camus, I usually recommend The Stranger first. It captures the absurd even better, though the absurd of society is explored more than the absurd universe in that book. Still, I think it hits the tone just right. Anyway, I always appreciate your work and thoughts. Take care, and I hope you're done traveling for a while.