The Plague by Camus

by HopelesslyHopeless

Posted to What Are You Reading? on 2004-04-08 21:21:00

Had to read The Stranger for school, and I loved it. He used a Hemingway-esque prose to describe a philosophy that really spoke to me, as dark as it is. The Stranger was so short, I had to pick up something longer by him. I really want to read his autobiographical, The First Man, as soon as I can.
I’m also in the middle of reading Tender is the Night, The Picture of Dorian Gray, and a book of Hemingway short stories. School really impedes reading for pleasure. So does pissing away time on the internet. I love reading Camus, it’s hard to put down. I sleep about two hours a night, because I go to bed at a reasonable hour and read for about five. Anyone else love Camus or existentialism? And don’t tell me he wasn’t an existentialist just because he said he wasn’t. Existentialists are too individualistic to adopt a label like that, but he and his work certainly meet the criteria.

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