The Plague 1st Edition

by Albert Camus (Author), Stuart Gilbert (Translator)

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ISBN-13: 978-0075536499

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw-Hill Education; 1st edition (February 1, 1965)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 278 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0075536498
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0075536499
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.5 x 0.5 x 7.3 inches

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AJP

A classic, worthy of a reread

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2020

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I'm reading this a second time, about 60 years after my first.
It's a true classic, and certainly relevant to the understanding of the social effects of pandemics - and the baleful effects of religion on society.
A great read!
(and the plague in question was bubonic, not coronavirus)

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mark twain

DON'T BUY THE KINDLE VERSION!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2020

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The Kindle version of The Plague is so horrible I suspect it was translated by a machine and never proofread by an English-speaking human.
There are NO paragraph breaks for the entire book. There are gross, obvious translation errors, like "her" instead of "his." There are sentences like this about a woman who is ill and must go to the hospital: "she prepared herself for the fatigue of displacement." Or a man who didn't seem to feel well: "He did not feel on his plate."
This translation is not really even readable. This is a classic work, but I strongly recommend buying one of the print versions.

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Shirley T Fang

The Plague is a Battle Within Every Man

Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2020

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A timeless triumph. Camus presents the plague as a threat to human existence, but gives humanity three choices. It is up to each of us to make the right choice in the face of this disease. The COVID-19 pandemic is a great time to make this choice, as difficult as that choice may be.

Camus describes the plague, not just the physical disease, but as a constant battle within every man. Modernity nor morality do not spare 21st century Americans from this plague. No amount of vaccines, functional democracies, nor technology spare us the horrors of plague: shelter in place orders, economic depression, unemployment, isolation, separation from loved ones, nor our helplessness in the face of random death.

The good news is, we all have a choice. We can either succumb to plague (sin and death), or aspire to be saints or healers in the face of pandemic. To choose to be a saint or healer can appear to be a battle against futility. Despite not believing in God, or the resurrection of Jesus, Camus describes the 2nd two choices as noble, although appearing futile. (Personally, I'm glad I believe in the resurrection. Otherwise, as a health care worker fighting a pandemic in NYC, this battle would be futile and dark indeed. Thank God for Light.)

The question is not whether you should read the book. Read the book. Read the Plague, because you are already stuck in one and will have to make the choices described in the book eventually in your life. COVID-19 will force you to choose, whether you want to or not.
The question is, which choice shall you make?

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Ninja Bookworm

This comment is only for the KIndle Version (not for the book itself(

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2020

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Since Amazon doesn't give me an opportunity to comment on the problems with the Kindle version, I have to do so here. I received a sample, which was fine, so I bought the Kindle version. However, the entire book in Kindle is different from the sample. For example, there are huge spaces between each paragraph and sentences that just break off so you have to read sentences vertically. In short, you have to keep changing pages because there is so little text on each page. So beware: the actual novel via Kindle is not the same as the sample.

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Joseph Sciuto

and I doubt I could have picked a better one to start with than "The Plague

Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2018

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I have not read a Camus book since I read the "Stranger" over thirty years ago. Thankfully, I have decided to start reading his works, once again, and I doubt I could have picked a better one to start with than "The Plague." This book is a gripping tale, that does not let up, and has you gasping throughout. It is a look at humanity at its darkest and most terrifying of times when death, is at your footstep and its presence is everywhere. An extraordinary work of literature, simply extraordinary.

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Rebecca Almeyda

Excellent book but

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2017

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Horrible translation or perhaps I should say horrible formatting and translation. The book does not flow as intended. There are many errors in formatting such that some sentences and interactions do not make sense. Someone needs to proof read this translation- it seems like something done by computer and not by a person.

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Forty Years On

Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2014

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When asked to list my top five novels, I included The Plague. I had held that opinion about the book since I read it nearly forty years ago. But would that still hold true if I read the book today? The person who had asked me to select my top five novels had found out that he no longer felt the same way about many of his favorite novels he had read as a young adult.

Finished The Plague yesterday evening. It had as powerful an effect on me today as when I first read it. Perhaps more so. Now it resonates with me, echoing off decades of experience. It is a parable of human life, that is, the sensation of moving -- sometimes forward, sometimes back, oft times in place, treading water -- somewhere between the poles of plague and peace, destined to fail at being alive, yet finding sustenance in irrational hope, human love, a stubborn refusal to quit, and the knowledge that we share this struggle with others. It remains on my top five books.

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NinjaReader

Ups and downs, but boredom won eventually.

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2018

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The plots goes around and around a plague that suddenly ravages the city. The author makes detailed descriptions of the environment, mood and characters. Some "scenes" are memorable and may add to the reader: how do people behave and react? But I give the book only two stars because so much of the description was unnecessary, turning the book tiresome to read. Moreover in my opinion there are a few inconsistencies: in the attempt of being ultra-real, the author stumbled. I would read again only selected passages, the ones I appreciated, but would avoid to read the book entirely again and therefore I do not recommend it.

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James W. Worth

Then and Now

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 1, 2020

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Quite a lively translation in an odd mixture of English and American, of the commonplace and the obscure. As with so many e-books, there are many typos, the result, I suppose of inaccurate electronic scanning. When books are free this is unfortunate but understandable. Free gifts are usually worth roughly what one pays for them. When a charge is levied, however, as here, the reader has a right to expect accuracy, and this text doesn't deliver. I'm surprised that the publishers don't take more pride in their product.

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In these strange times

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 17, 2020

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A book that is almost 80 years old and yet speaks to us clearly in these strange times that are Covid lock downs. From the emergence of the rats as the early signal of what is to come and the somewhat inside nature of the initial response, Camus could have been writing about the current Vivid 19 outbreak. Thought provoking and a study of human nature this is a novel that is on par with the Stranger in my opinion.

Sir Benedict Godfrey

Plague times

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 14, 2021

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This is a hidden gem and well worth a read during these Covid19 days. Many of what you read has happened in this current Pandemic. More psychological than anything.

A good length book. Decent characters and an interesting setting.

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Ruth Small

Very interesting comparison

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 25, 2021

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Chose this obviously because of our current position, in the middle of a pandemic. This book, pub. 1947, has some obvious similarities with our current situation. ..I shall be interested to know how it all ends for all of us!,,,
In fact I think i may just skip to the end. Yes, it's one of those!

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Nice novel

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 1, 2020

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Nice novel to read.

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