Hello, I just finished reading Camus' The Stranger which I blew through in 2 days, primarily because I was so interested in reading about the everyday life of Mersault and his days as a regular French man in the 40s. This was a big left turn for me because I normally read sci fi or fantasy and never really read books about 'regular life.' All of the characters felt so real and complex. One minute you despise Salamano for being a grumpy old man who yells at his dog and a chapter later you feel genuine sympathy for the man when his dog goes missing and he appears lonely and vulnerable.
That being said I mostly lost interest in the story after the murder and prison, as it departed from the day to day plot of the first half. What are other books with a similar writing style and narration which capture intricate lives of regular people like this?
by Full_Cheesecake_4504