/lit/ - Literature

>>16512292
This was the exact same collection that got me to read philosophy and classic stuff more in-depth a few years ago.

I'd say yeah. I think Camus is repetitive and I'd agree with the general assessment that while the scenario he paints for Sisyphus is beautiful, it doesn't necessarily change what the internal state of a man in his position would be. Imagining Sisyphus happy is easy to do when you're removed from him, it's much more difficult if you ARE him -- hence why most people seem to feel they lead miserable lives.

That being said, I think you should give Kierkegaard a shot after this. He's older than Camus, but his ideas of the leap of faith/knight of faith pair pretty well, even if they tackle those concepts from a more Christian point of view -- though that didn't play much of a hand for me with his overall argument.

Hope you enjoyed reading the book, and don't let the cynics on this board shit on you too much. People here can be surly but there's some good stuff here if you stick with it.