The Myth of Sisyphus (Vintage International) Paperback – November 6, 2018

This is a book that tries to convince the reader that living is worth it and that death is not preferable. Now that I am a bit older and can view it with fresher eyes I can't help but think it justifies living life as an autonomous NPC/robot/wage-slave because "Sisyphus is still happy"... It's actionable advice is, "keep on keeping on" at the end of the day... however, for a person who hadn't read it before and who does think that life is terrible no matter what... It can provide inspiration. Better than and more equitant than your therapist for a much, much lower price. so 5 stars.One thing that I wish would be true for these thinkers is a robust engage with Eastern thought more (which was just becoming more and more available... it certainly was there at the time the book was written) as I think we can find similar ideas here from Ancient Buddhism. I NOW kinda view this era of philosophy as the final "catching up to" the Buddhists in many ways.

This book, and Camus are both amazing. I read the stranger in High School and eventually I learned more about Camus on my own and became interested in his philosophy.Really good stuff in here that can be useful to secular and religious minded people. As for the people saying it's a hard read there's some truth to it but it's not quite as the reviews say.Camus talks about some fairly abstract concepts in this book but in his attempt at painting a accurate picture of what he's talking about, he basically uses every word in the English language.Words that I've never even seen till reading his book. But if you slow down look up some of the words and reference back to earlier pages that were building up to what he's saying on the current page it becomes fairly easy to understand what he's saying.So I'd say it's more accurate to say it's a slow read that you might best approach with a few pages each day but if you're consistent enough it's not a hard book to get through just time consuming. It's no divine comedy level difficult, it's been translated into English pretty well.Other than that it's a great book for just navigating through life and finding a reason to go on, definitely something a young adult or older teen might really get some good use out of if they're into reading philosophy.Though I will add, read the stranger first, it really builds up the structure for the philosophical ideas he brings up in this book and will make reading this a lot easier.

Awesome read thanks for caring these hard to find books.

I bought this book because I wanted to increase the number of Albert Camus books I have read to five. It is an exploration of Camus' philosophy of absurdism (i.e., that the universe is meaningless, but life is still worthwhile and can be lived honorably). Some passages of the book were hard for me to fully understand, but it overall was an interesting read.

I'm not qualified to review writings of this Nobel prize winning writer. i wish found this writer in better times in life. I should say, please don't take up this book if you are going through tough times in life. It is a academic style text with informal presentation.

Very deep. If you didn’t know- should read the synopsis first. Condition of book was perfect

Just get it and another great absurdist book “The problem with being born. They’re both cheap and I’ll quote them for decades to come.

I chose to purchase this book after seeing world renowned singer, songwriter, musician, producer, banjo-player, julien baker’s tramp stamp tattoo. you might be thinking to yourself, what does a tramp stamp have to do with any of this? how does a tramp stamp relate to an accomplished writer and philosopher like albert camus? I predict you will be shocked by this information, but also happily educated. julien baker (may I remind you, a world renowned musician) has a tramp stamp tattoo with the words “absurd freedom.” do I understand what that means? not yet. not entirely at least. but the key word is “YET.” I will soon understand. I will soon be educated just like I educated all of you by writing this review. albert camus might’ve been considered the voice of his generation, and while I am not a voice of any generation, I am the voice of this amazon review section. I hope that means something to you. “always trust a tramp stamp.” — john lennon probably or maybe snooki.