Lyrical and Critical
by Albert Camus
Taste attributes: documentaryslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticenclosedemotive & stirringtroubled leadshuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeRealistic and inventive: a heavy non-fiction book, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
Concerned that he doesn’t “know any longer whether I’m living or remembering,” Camus tries to reconcile the intractable loss that is life, a digression which often reads more like prose poetry than essay.
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- Author
- Albert Camus
- Published
- 1967
- Pages
- 365
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- Open Library
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