In tone, this reminded me a little bit of Nabokov's Despair. In The Fall, Camus lays out a philosophy of judgment, both of self and others. He appears to champion pragmatism, while at the same time casting it in a bad light. Jean-Baptiste Clamence is indeed A Hero of Our Time, and Camus seems to condemn us through him by revealing the condescension in our acts of mercy. Camus is very quotable, and I was compelled to underline some passages extensively. I would recommend reading one chapter per day, rather than reading it all at once. It is short, but reading it in accordance with the passage of novel-time would give the reader more opportunity to digest the ideas.