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Monique Pardillo
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Albert Camus has always been my favorite philosopher but reading so far, reading into this book, it hasn't prepared me from fully realizing the brilliance and poignancy that Camus does so masterfully in his writing.
— Apr 07, 2026 11:44PM
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Monique Pardillo
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"Is this fucking play about us?" is the line that repeatedly comes into mind as I turn from one page to the next. The way that Camus described the gurgling anxiety amongst the experts and their hesitance to call it for what it is to placate public opinion up until the Plague ravaged the town of Oran. Part II dissected the morbid reality that the townspeople had to endure. Yet, Camus injected so much humanity to it.
— Apr 10, 2026 02:06AM
Monique Pardillo
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"There have been many plagues in the world as there have been wars, yet plagues and wars always find people equally unprepared". The first 30 pages brought me back to the 2020 pandemic and up to this point, it has touched onto another relevant issue that is prevalent since the steady rise of modern-day Fascism - stupid wars.
— Apr 08, 2026 12:24AM
