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Title: This book will make you think
Review: This is the first book I read by Camus and it inspired me to read more. If you like books with lots of plot and little introspection this is not for you, but it is the short plot that makes it more interesting I think. Mersault lives in an algerian town in the 1940s and this book describes his life and a crucial event in it. The point of the book was to show us how our actions and thoughts are dominated by society's expectations. In it Mersault is presented both as a conscious human being whose actions we (as him) understand but also as the monstrous figure he presents himself as to society, re: attitudes to his response to the death of his mother, the way in which he treats Marie. I was struck by this book because not only could I see myself in Mersault re his sensualism, and selfcentredness, but also by the way in which I as part of society condemn the actions of others.It is a simple book to read, but one which will make you think, so I recommend you try it.
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