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ratings: ★★★★★ (5/5)
Genre: Existentialist Fiction / Classic / Philosophical Fiction

Book Review:
''The Outsider'' is a short, sharp, and unforgettable novel. It tells the story of Meursault, a man who is essentially on trial for not playing the game of society. He doesn't cry at his mother's funeral. He doesn't express remorse for a killing that happens almost by accident. And for this, for his honesty, he is condemned. Camus' prose is perfectly suited to his protagonist: simple, direct, and emotionally detached. The famous opening lines—''Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday, I don't know''—immediately establish Meursault's unsettling alienation. The novel is a powerful exploration of the absurd, the idea that the universe has no inherent meaning and that we must create our own. It's a book that will make you question everything. A masterpiece of 20th-century literature. Essential reading.