The Fall by Albert Camus

The Fall

Albert Camus with Justin O'Brien (Translator)

160 pages • first pub 1956 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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Jean-Baptiste Clamence, a successful Parisian barrister, has come to recognize the deep-seated hypocrisy of his existence. His epigrammatic and, above all, discomforting monologue gradually saps, then undermines, the reader's own complacency.

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Community Reviews

3.91
based on 7,655 reviews

Moods

reflective: 88%

challenging: 53%

dark: 48%

mysterious: 23%

emotional: 13%

funny: 11%

tense: 10%

sad: 9%

inspiring: 6%

informative: 5%

adventurous: 2%

hopeful: 1%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

18% of readers chose fast
39% of readers chose medium
41% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
3% of readers chose A mix
91% of readers chose Character
3% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

25% of readers chose Yes
44% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

1% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
86% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

90% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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