I found the second reading of this novel to be much more insightful and interesting than the first time. I wasn't particularly impressed by the novel when I first read it because I couldn't really understand some of the underlying messages that the book contains, especially about Camus' personal beliefs about existentialism and absurdism. I think that the novel is a great work of literature because of its ability to incorporate so many different messages and techniques into a fairly simple plot. For example, the way Camus makes the reader sympathetic towards Meursault even after he kills a man, seemingly for no purpose, is the mark of a great writer. Also, the way Camus includes aspects of his other work, like the myth of Sisyphus, the Algerian/French conflict over independence, and especially his core beliefs about life, makes the novel an incredible insight into the mind of a man known for his philosophies and personal beliefs.
Another aspect of the novel that I found interesting was simply the sentence structure, the short choppy sentences. It was nice to have an author who could use this technique so well, in order to give the novel even more insight. I felt like this technique forces the reader to contemplate his purpose, and in my opinion that is what a great novel does.
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