Stranger Journal #8

In my opinion, The Stranger was a great book.  I loved it, and it was definetly more interesting and better then Their Eyes Were Watching God.  After reading The Stranger the second time, I enjoyed the book more, and it also helped me to pick up certain aspects that I didnt see before.  The first time I read the book, I read it for background info/for fun, but the second time was more for analysis, and having read it twice allowed me to see motifs easier.  Such as the motif of weather, or the repetition of color.  One thing, in my opinion, that makes a book a great work of literature is how it affects the reader.  What I mean is, does it make the reader think.  The Stranger did this for me, not only did I enjoy the book, but it really made me think not only about Meursault, but about the human experience.