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Title: English wouldn't do it JUSTICE.
Review: Albert Camus has been the man behind the amazing popularity of this book. Because of the disillusionment during the war, the characterization of Mersault is one of no emotions or sentiments. While studying French, we had the chance to read and explore the language and its syntax, as well as the story and the theme of the "absurde". Personally, the English version of this book does no justice to Albert Camus's impeccable style of description, or lack thereof. The precision of French is lost in the translation to muddled English words. The story comes off as one of plain repitition with no purpose, and the story becomes, at once, dull and unimaginative.Frankly, I hated it. Every single bit of it. And I recommend that anyone with the knowledge of the French language ought to try it in French rather than English.
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