An interesting mix of fiction and philosophy. Camus spins a good yarn and creates engaging characters. I don't know how much of the analogies to fascism, religious domination and existentialism found in the critiques was actually intended by the author, or read in later. I did have to keep suspending my disbelief that the town would suffer so long in the twentieth century and that such effective isolation could be enforced. But it there's lots of license. I had my Kindle read to me while I was on the road, and the digitized voice had a tough time with the odd French spelling -- the author was Camuss and the doctor was rucks. It was amusing.