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Aug 08, 2011KerrAvon rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Satre referred to this work as an "Anti-novel", because it doesn't follow the normal style of a usual novel. In the form of a diary, Sartre's Roquentin describes his feelings of "nausea" (which, here, is more of a metaphor for a sense of existential anguish). A brilliant and highly readable piece of self-examination. Near the end of Sartre's life, he called it the best book he ever wrote! I agree with him.