Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Plague by Albert Camus

5 reviews

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

(Read in French) An important book to read. The experience of reading it during a pandemic was special : it is incredible how Camus  was able to pinpoint the human psyche and it allowed for real-life comparisons. 
From what I read, this book is also a metaphor for WWII, and some passages are all the more poignant when you keep this in mind. Very interesting and thought-provoking book that I would recommend, especially if you have the opportunity to read it in French since Camus' writing is exquisite. 

A regrettable lack of female protagonists is notable, however. 

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reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

i thought the first 3 parts of the book were pretty interesting, as they dove into the grief and desperation that many of us felt (and still feel, unfortunately) as a result of this pandemic. i had to read this for class and was pleasantly surprised that it was pretty decent and had a few good quotes to ponder over. 

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