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What's his best or most entertaining book? Its not The Myth of Sysiphus lmao.

>> No.12177197

>>12177151
the stranger, when he shoot the black guy

>> No.12177201

>>12177197
Why did he shoot him?
>inb4 the sun lmao

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>>12177151
I've seen a lot of people call The Plague boring, but it's my favourite book of his. Rieux, Tarrou, Grand - they all have a distinct sense of duty, which is something that very much appeals to me.

>ywn have a friend like Jean Tarrou

>> No.12177221

we really need to start enforcing underage b& again

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>>12177201
He shot him because [see pic related].

>> No.12177331

>>12177212

The atmosphere in that book is underrated.
>dead rats crowding the streets
>revolver gunshots ringing out in the dead of night as cops execute stray cats and dogs
>the reporter listening to the same St. James Infirmary record over and over in his hotel
>the graphic portrayal of the kid dying towards the end
>the sermons
the existential dread these images evoke are what makes it such a classic to me. I wish Camus had been alive longer to write more imaginative settings like this. It's just as good as the best science fiction, historical fiction, and horror. The Stranger and The Fall by contrast feel very much like real life.

>> No.12177357

Though not his best and not finished, I really liked the First Man