tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post1403176726337695269..comments2024-02-05T01:55:53.566-08:00Comments on Gently Mad: The Stranger, by Albert CamusSharon Wilfonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-42834807720063309392018-12-09T10:57:41.093-08:002018-12-09T10:57:41.093-08:00hahahahahahahahamudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-54033547425687893732018-12-08T15:22:15.084-08:002018-12-08T15:22:15.084-08:00I'm such a comedian.I'm such a comedian.<br />Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-6968059832640342852018-12-07T21:13:56.189-08:002018-12-07T21:13:56.189-08:00i guess it's silly of me... but it riles me t...i guess it's silly of me... but it riles me that google can make all bloggers have a google website just to comment on any blog!mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-73591595747109816572018-12-07T13:09:05.296-08:002018-12-07T13:09:05.296-08:00I guess you can. Anonymously. :)I guess you can. Anonymously. :)Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-49353753582445603112018-12-07T08:49:15.059-08:002018-12-07T08:49:15.059-08:00this is mudpuddle; i'm experimenting trying t...this is mudpuddle; i'm experimenting trying to comment w/o using googleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-73749934939153605262018-12-06T15:47:25.164-08:002018-12-06T15:47:25.164-08:00In fact I did not, but I just read it and left a c...In fact I did not, but I just read it and left a comment. Good review!Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-37296839954720172402018-12-06T15:22:18.065-08:002018-12-06T15:22:18.065-08:00I believe you did! I could have checked my comment...I believe you did! I could have checked my comments. Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-87123229875110008452018-12-06T15:13:54.364-08:002018-12-06T15:13:54.364-08:00Thanks, Ruth. I am really enjoying this card exch...Thanks, Ruth. I am really enjoying this card exchange. Today I received a card from a 17 year old living in Russia.<br /><br />I think I read your post on Camus, but I'll visit it again to be sure.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-79240273237605511302018-12-06T15:12:22.846-08:002018-12-06T15:12:22.846-08:00Ruth, I agree. If it's hard wired in our DNA,...Ruth, I agree. If it's hard wired in our DNA, how is it so many people do what is wrong? Why does anybody do what is wrong?Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-62916645458701337022018-12-06T12:38:02.211-08:002018-12-06T12:38:02.211-08:00Maybe that's why with Camus' rules, things...Maybe that's why with Camus' rules, things ended in the useless death of an unsuspecting life. Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-25061096641629606872018-12-06T12:36:23.490-08:002018-12-06T12:36:23.490-08:00I read this, and felt the SAME way you did. There ...I read this, and felt the SAME way you did. There is nothing more to say about Camus and his empty philosophy. Oh, goodness!!! Here is my rant about him and his story: https://greatbookstudy.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Stranger<br /><br />Aside from that...I love your obsessions. How fun to have postcard pals! You are enhancing someone else's life, just as much as your own. This is so sweet. You know, your husband absolutely loves this about you, too. : D<br />Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-61626884394048756072018-12-04T12:29:53.764-08:002018-12-04T12:29:53.764-08:00But the rules come from outside of ourselves. We ...But the rules come from outside of ourselves. We cannot find ultimate meaning inside our own minds. There are absolutes we all must abide and judging by the selfish nature of man, I know that there must be an exterior paradigm of perfection by which we are able to gauge our actions.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-88079444407659167812018-12-04T10:28:04.974-08:002018-12-04T10:28:04.974-08:00Hmmm. Whether or not people believe in God, right ...Hmmm. Whether or not people believe in God, right and wrong still exist (hard wired in our DNA). Camus understood that existence has rules even if people do not believe n rules or God. We might not understand all the rules, but they exist. Existence cannot be explained but must be endured — rules and all.RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-28514840295158753612018-12-03T20:46:37.729-08:002018-12-03T20:46:37.729-08:00Hi Carol. I do understand. To me, strangely, it&...Hi Carol. I do understand. To me, strangely, it's an exploration as to why murder is wrong and if there is no God, is murder wrong? Or rather, what moral paradigm can we hold on to if there is no God? It reaffirms for me that our moral and social structure only makes sense inside a Biblical framework.<br /><br />However, I fully understand why this story would depress people. Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-10950704887458486072018-12-03T19:19:33.433-08:002018-12-03T19:19:33.433-08:00What's really sad is that Camus and Sartre aff...What's really sad is that Camus and Sartre affected the culture of France for the rest of the century. Of course there's always a humorous side. Have you seen the videos of Henry the depressed French existentialist cat? Here's a link:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M7ibPk37_U<br /><br />And I'll shoot you an e mail with my address. Just tell me what kind of cards you like. I have a lot of different kinds.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-78725909392462267122018-12-03T17:47:29.419-08:002018-12-03T17:47:29.419-08:00Sounds horrible, Sharon ☹️ I don’t think I have th...Sounds horrible, Sharon ☹️ I don’t think I have the objectivity to read something like this & not let it depress me for weeks.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-86693183433594007492018-12-03T10:31:47.826-08:002018-12-03T10:31:47.826-08:00i've thought that Camus and Sartre confused ex...i've thought that Camus and Sartre confused existentialism with enlightenment: instead of dealing with the problems presented by life and reality they chose to ignore it all and pretend it didn't exist... i don't have a lot of sympathy with that... if that's what they really thought i would have expected them to shoot themselves instead of someone else... so i guess i think that they were more or less hypocrites... <br /> great idea, sending postcards... my email address is mudpuddle@hughes.net if you want to exchange some...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-75118396188798616352018-12-03T10:09:17.539-08:002018-12-03T10:09:17.539-08:00Hi Cleo. Camus is a really good writer and I did ...Hi Cleo. Camus is a really good writer and I did enjoy reading the book, despite the subject matter.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-44977544578956743072018-12-03T10:07:56.499-08:002018-12-03T10:07:56.499-08:00Hi Brian. Years ago I read the plague and I don&#...Hi Brian. Years ago I read the plague and I don't remember much about it. I had read the Camus changed his views about existentialism before he died.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-76245699716646359622018-12-03T02:24:49.887-08:002018-12-03T02:24:49.887-08:00Hi Sharon. This is indeed a dark and bleak book. T...Hi Sharon. This is indeed a dark and bleak book. This novel is a testament to grimness. Have you ever read the Plague? In it Camus seems to conclude that one can and should find meaning despite all of the grimness. I like that one a lot better. <br /><br />Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-72175589297911363122018-12-02T20:33:14.714-08:002018-12-02T20:33:14.714-08:00I can't wait to read this one. I read The Pla...I can't wait to read this one. I read The Plague a couple of years ago but I think this one is even better. Camus is one author I'd love to explore!Cleo @ Classical Carouselhttps://classicalcarousel.comnoreply@blogger.com