James Cridland's reading's review of [1948 Modern Library Edition] The Plague by Albert Camus; Translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert

James Cridland's reading reviewed [1948 Modern Library Edition] The Plague by Albert Camus; Translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert by Albert Camus

No cover — Albert Camus: [1948 Modern Library Edition] The Plague by Albert Camus; Translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert (1948, ML)

The Plague (French: La Peste) is a novel by Albert Camus, published in 1947, that …

Review of '[1948 Modern Library Edition] The Plague by Albert Camus; Translated from the French by Stuart Gilbert' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Just finished this. Quite hard work, and obviously now we've all lived through COVID, it's less "amazing thing that will never happen" and more "a bit like 2020". I'm glad I ploughed through it, but I didn't really gel with any of the characters, and the storytelling device was a bit strange.