Need more comfy existential books like this.

>comfy
Hard for us to give you a recommendation that's accurate to what you want when you use meaningless fucking buzzwords like this

>>9330398
Try heroin.

>Stranger
>comfy
No anon, YOU were the pleb along

I actually agree that The Stranger is comfy in a way, because of the setting, the summer, Merssault doesn't give a fuck about anything, he's fucking sedated for the most part etc.

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The Plague

>>9330529
oh come on bb direct all that chad hate toward social media not here.

>>9330574
>No anon, YOU were the pleb along
Is this a sentence?

>>9330603
Yeah part one was extremely relaxing, especially when he talked about the beach and the town and his girl.

Part two was obviously dar,k but I don't think most anons in this thread have actually read the book or they would know what I'm talking about.

The Floating Opera and The End of the Road by John Barth. You can usually find the two novels packaged together as one book

Tropic of cancer

Then just read A Happy Death by the same author.

>comfy
>camus
I think I can understand what you mean by comfy is you're referring to the precise poetic writing... but the whole point is missed if you say comfy

>>9331368
*if you're referring

>>9330398
Read The Myth of Sisyphus and then Fate/Stay Night for an application.

>>9330398
>(((((comfy)))))
>((((((((((existential))))))))))!!!!!!!!

>>9331368

Anyone who lives in a climate or town similar to the setting of part 1 knows how comfy this book is.

>>9330398
>>9332463

>comfy
I don't think you got anything out of this book

>>9332514

Did you? Meursault's indifference is the pinnacle of comfyness. He just goes with the flow, blissfully unaware of the severe consequences of his actions. He meanders back to the rock with the African without the slightest thought, gets caught up with some lunatic for no reason other than they are neighbors, and simply does what feels good in a tense social situation (I never got why smoking at a wake was so bad, btw).

>>9332539
Not him, but if you think this is "comfy", you completely misunderstood the book. You should read it again.

Confederacy of Dunces

>>9332571

What did I misunderstand? How am I not supposed to take the protagonist as a role model? The very last sentence in the book is indicative of sublime acceptance. How is this not the only thing that we can truly strive for?

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>>9332606

>>9332614

Not an argument.

>>9332606
>How am I not supposed to take the protagonist as a role model?
sounds like you have some issues to resolve that are clouding your interpretation

>>9332621

It's pretty fucking annoying that you guys refuse to have an open dialogue about the meaning of a story. This is why 4chan is full of pseuds.

>>9332606
>How am I not supposed to take the protagonist as a role model?
Same way you don't take Holden from Catcher in the Rye as a role model, sometimes protagonists are giant cunts

>>9330398
The Trial
Crime and Punishment
Stoner

and to all you newfaggot reddit immigrants, "comfy" or "cozy" means something unchallenging, accessible, and enjoyable. If you don't think The Stranger is any of that you came to the wrong place.

>>9332631

Yeah, he was a cunt, but he lived his life in a way that satisfied him, and in the end, he was satisfied.

>>9332627
The fact that you would desire to live like that is precisely the reason you never will be able to

>>9332627
>have an open dialogue about the meaning of a story.
We do all the time. Your interpretation is just stupid.

>>9332606
You honestly sound like a child.

>>9332627
the book went completely over your head, try reading it again in a couple months/years
have you had an existential crisis btw?

>>9332657

I didn't understand this book at all. Please explain it to me.

>>9330792
>oh come on bb direct all that chad hate toward social media not here.
Is this a sentence?

OP here. Why do you not like Meursault /lit/?

I found his honesty and indifference charming.

>>9333114
>implying it was honesty

>>9332639
thanks anon. I actually have the trial. I wasn't hooked immediately so I opted to read the stranger first but I'll check it out.

>>9331385
>>9330635
>>9331059
>>9330929
>>9332574
>>9331109
Noted, thanks.

>>9333118
care to back that claim or are you just being a sophist?

nausea felt comfy.

The incredible amount of detail put into every setting that Sartre described seemed, at times, really comfy. I found myself wishing I was in whichever café he was describing.

also, is it pronounced sartrah or sart. i think its the former but i could be mistaken

>>9333114
Whether people like him or dislike him is irrelevant.
Point is, The Stranger served as an ironic narrative intended to refute the protagonist as a representation of nihilism. Its been years since I've read it and I actually think I lost it but I'm pretty sure he turns absurdist in the end as a character resolution. He acknowledges the absurd before his execution.

What people don't realize about the story is that it's a hyperbole. The climax is ridiculous: a man shoots and kills another man because it was hot outside. Its an exaggerated expression of nihilism, his "honesty and indifference" are ultimately fatal and this is shown in an accelerated narrative of the murder. In reality, the nihilist kills others, and eventually himself, slowly, in increments, and he doesn't realize it until the "charm" has worn off and it's not cute anymore.

Camus was staunchly anti-nihilism. You have to read Myth of Sisyphus after The Stranger for a more comprehensive understanding of absurdism vs nihilism.

>>9333131
sart

>>9333154
>absurdist
Interesting. I haven't read any of his philosophy so I didn't keep much of an eye out for overarching metaphors like that. I did notice the hints of stoicism and nihilism though. Seems like a critique of stoicism as well if the main character being on blast was the whole point of the book.

Well, now I like this book even more.

Even if he goes out an absurdist, the last few pages were quite enjoyable for me.

>>9330398
Sartre's Nausea is better and even more comfy.

>>9330398
Currently reading this. It's pretty comfy so far (am on chapter VI)

>>9330398
Buzzati The Desert of the Tartars, Gracq Le Rivage des Syrtes, Tournier Friday, or, The Other Island.

Ward number 6

St. Exupery's Southern Mail; EMF's Where Angels Fear to Tread...

Themes aside, the descriptions of being too hot in is book made me super uncomfortable

>>9335800
In my entire life, I've never experienced natural heat that was too hot. I subconsciously associated it with a nice summer day, although I know that it wasn't the intention.

>>9335800
I wish I was more imaginative :/. Books descriptions very rarely produce vivid images and experiences for me

>>9333131
its pronounced Sart, anyone who says Sartrah has no knowledge of the French language

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>no one posted it

>>9336284
Actually it's Sartr'

>>9330398
>The Stranger
>comfy
Did we read the same book?

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Grendel, muthafucka

>>9333154
So accepting and finding peace in that there is no meaning in life is what differentiates nihilism from absurdism? (in the context of The Stranger)

I thought I enjoyed The Stranger but I guess I didn't really understand it. Still don't, I don't understand the significance of Meursault's transformation.

>>9336372
yes you're correct
i usually just say sart unless speaking french cuz its easier for non-french speakers to pronounce

I wish they changed the name of the main character in the english translation.

In french Meursault resemble meurt soleil or die sun.

>>9330603

>he's fucking sedated

More works on overcoming sedation, please.

Also, how do I sedate others in order to influence them so that I can make the world a better place? Are Dracula/Picture of Dorian Gray good guides for this? Mein Kampf? How to Win Friends and Influence People?