Book · 1980
The Stranger, The Plague (Coles Notes)
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The most influential book, maybe, is The Stranger by Camus because I like the language so much, and I'm really mostly interested in language.
What they say about it
- Opens with feeling nothing“opens up with a character who talks about feeling nothing”3
- Influential and profound book“profound and influential book”2
The best things said about it
I think a lot of people are probably familiar with Kimu book The Stranger so he's a sort of figure of absurdist philosophy.
Camus's The Stranger opens up with a character who talks about feeling nothing that eventually leads to a murder on the beach.
Howard Bloom The Megyn Kelly Show · Apr 2026 A lot of his early novels like The Stranger is kind of the novel that he's most known for. It's sort of about a really depressed person.
In addition to The Stranger being a really profound and influential book.
Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday; I can't be sure. It's great. It's so good. It's so good.
Neil Strauss How I Write · Mar 2024 And then i bought uh the stranger by camu that i started yesterday because i just finished the gentleman in moscow.
Mike Posner On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Nov 2020 Where and when it comes up
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Why people recommend it
The Stranger by Albert Camus is a foundational philosophical novel that explores themes of existentialism, absurdism, and alienation through the experiences of its protagonist, Meursault. Norman Ohler discussed the book on the Lex Fridman Podcast as a major stylistic influence, recalling reading it on a beach in Morocco at age twenty. Quinta Jassan mentioned it in passing on The Ezra Klein Show while discussing absurdist philosophy, and Chris Williamson noted on Modern Wisdom that he reads it while reflecting on the author's background. Other podcast guests analyzed its thematic elements. Howard Bloom mentioned the book on The Megyn Kelly Show to illustrate themes of dissociation and existential emptiness, and Joe Folley discussed it on Modern Wisdom to explore depression and a disconnection from reality. A.O. Scott compared the protagonist of The Great Gatsby to Meursault on The Book Review to discuss the malaise of modern life, and John Williams talked about the novel's publication history on the same podcast. Across these diverse conversations, speakers return to Camus's work to examine the psychological depth of alienation and the enduring power of existential philosophy.
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Chris Williamson so Albert Camus the stranger written by someone whose mum was deaf and he was brought up in it in echo like… 1
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“so Albert Camus the stranger written by someone whose mum was deaf and he was brought up in it in echo like really weird like silent environment”
Norman Ohler But the most influential book, maybe, is "The Stranger" by Camus. Because I like the language so much, and… 1
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“But the most influential book, maybe, is "The Stranger" by Camus. Because I like the language so much, and I'm really mostly interested in language. I don't really care what it's about. I was lying on the beach in Morocco when I was 20 and reading "The Stranger."”
Quinta Jessic I think a lot of people are probably familiar with Kimu book The Stranger so he's a sort of figure of absur… 1
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“I think a lot of people are probably familiar with Kimu book The Stranger so he's a sort of figure of absurdist philosophy”
Howard Blum uh camuz The Stranger opens up with a character who talks about feeling nothing that eventually leads to a… 2
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“uh camuz The Stranger opens up with a character who talks about feeling nothing that eventually leads to a murder”
Discussed
“Camus The Stranger opens up with a character who talks about feeling nothing that eventually leads to a murder on the beach”
John Williams and of course Kimu is uh in addition to the stranger being a really uh profound and influential book 2
Discussed
“and of course Kimu is uh in addition to the stranger being a really uh profound and influential book”
Discussed
“when it was on the verge of being published and sort of hesitated to also include the Stranger in that deal but ended up doing it and so you read about some of the the people that can off and their reaction to the stranger”
A.O. Scott Gatsby became a kind of an alienated a tragic figure not as the victim of a cruel class society which may b… 1
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“Gatsby became a kind of an alienated a tragic figure not as the victim of a cruel class society which may be how he might have looked in the 20s or how he might look now but more as a sort of the malaise of modern life as a figure like Holden Caulfield or like Muro in Kamu's the stranger”
Howard Bloom Camuz the stranger opens up with a character who talks about feeling nothing that eventually leads to a mur… 1
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“Camuz the stranger opens up with a character who talks about feeling nothing that eventually leads to a murder on the beach.”
Joe Folley a lot of his early novels like The Stranger is 1
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“a lot of his early novels like The Stranger is ”
Mike Posner and then i bought uh the stranger by camu that i started yesterday because i just finished the gentleman in… 1
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“and then i bought uh the stranger by camu that i started yesterday because i just finished the gentleman in moscow”
Neil Strauss Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday; I can't be sure. It's great. It's so good. It's so good. 1
Discussed
“Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday; I can't be sure. It's great. It's so good. It's so good.”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“And we just, you know, the myth of Sisphus is is one of the first things that Camu writes along with the the stranger.”
Passing
“I remember we like pulled out our books on the first day of the trip. We had both brought The Stranger by Kimu.”
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“most people have read like in him in high school for there's a book called the stranger but that one in particular seems so connected to us”