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    <![CDATA[<strong>The Fourth Edition is again based on Robert Kimbrough’s meticulously re-edited text.</strong>  Missing words have been restored and the entire novel has been repunctuated in accordance with Conrad’s  style. The result is the first published version of <em>Heart of Darkness</em> that allows readers to hear  Marlow’s voice as Conrad heard it when he wrote  the story.  &quot;Backgrounds and Contexts&quot; provides readers with a generous collection of  maps and photographs that bring the Belgian  Congo to life. Textual materials, topically  arranged, address nineteenth-century views of  imperialism and racism and include  autobiographical writings by Conrad on his life  in the Congo. New to the Fourth Edition is an  excerpt from Adam Hochschild’s recent book, <em>King Leopold’s Ghost</em>, as well as writings on race by  Hegel, Darwin, and  Galton.  &quot;Criticism&quot; includes a wealth of new materials, including nine contemporary  reviews and assessments of Conrad and <em>Heart of  Darkness</em> and twelve recent essays by Chinua  Achebe, Peter Brooks, Daphne Erdinast-Vulcan,  Edward Said, and Paul B. Armstrong, among  others. Also new to this edition is a section of writings on the connections between <em>Heart of  Darkness</em> and the film <em>Apocalypse Now</em> by Louis K. Greiff, Margot Norris, and Lynda J. Dryden.  A  Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also  included. .]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[In the Western Canon, the best book I have read on colonialism.  Despite what Chinua Achebe says about its racism, this is a towering achievement -- perhaps the apex of the Western canon. (It is pretty much downhill from Conrad onwards, I would say.  Although Orwell's <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= Burmese Days" title=" Burmese Days"> Burmese Days</a> gets there somewh...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3471144">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Meh. I'm sorry, but so much 'meh' on this book. I understand that the concept is fascinating, and I agree with that on some level. But I think the 'descent into darkness' story has been told much better by other people. The colonialist statement is fine, I suppose, but it's really not all that inter...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1411113">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Books are witnesses to the times in which  they are written, and never is that truer than in Heart of Darkness.  For that reason, I think it is valuable to have a book like this one that expresses views other than the current politically correct credo.  When put into context, noxious racial slurs fr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23769708">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Dark and thought provoking, this was one of the books that, when I was reading it, I knew I wasn't going to forget it. The events which transpire are just so odd and interesting, that you can't help but keep turning the page. I have heard the argument that it promotes racism, to which I simply point...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26527706">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Heart of Darkness is an amazing book - simple on the surface, but complex in imagery and the use of language. Conrad's ability to paint with words is almost as amazing as the fact that he's doing it in his third language...]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<strong>The Fourth Edition is again based on Robert Kimbrough’s meticulously re-edited text.</strong>  Missing words have been restored and the entire novel has been repunctuated in accordance with Conrad’s  style. The result is the first published version of <em>Heart of Darkness</em> that allows readers to hear  Marlow’s voice as Conrad heard it when he wrote  the story.  &quot;Backgrounds and Contexts&quot; provides readers with a generous collection of  maps and photographs that bring the Belgian  Congo to life. Textual materials, topically  arranged, address nineteenth-century views of  imperialism and racism and include  autobiographical writings by Conrad on his life  in the Congo. New to the Fourth Edition is an  excerpt from Adam Hochschild’s recent book, <em>King Leopold’s Ghost</em>, as well as writings on race by  Hegel, Darwin, and  Galton.  &quot;Criticism&quot; includes a wealth of new materials, including nine contemporary  reviews and assessments of Conrad and <em>Heart of  Darkness</em> and twelve recent essays by Chinua  Achebe, Peter Brooks, Daphne Erdinast-Vulcan,  Edward Said, and Paul B. Armstrong, among  others. Also new to this edition is a section of writings on the connections between <em>Heart of  Darkness</em> and the film <em>Apocalypse Now</em> by Louis K. Greiff, Margot Norris, and Lynda J. Dryden.  A  Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also  included. .]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Definitely creepy in the way where you can't tell if Conrad is entirely racist and serious about it, or if he is being satirical. Descriptions of black Africans as &quot;piles of angles&quot; and other eerie depictions definitely turned me off from the book at first. After a while, I could get past ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61560623">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The first time I read this book, i abhorred it. The second time, because I already knew that I wasn't going to like the story, i was able to really appreciate the way in which it was written, as well as the essence of what the author was trying to convey. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It took me far too long to finish, albeit appreciate, this book. After being on two required reading lists, I finally managed to finish it one full time. Luckily, my professors this time around finally showed me what everyone made such a fuss about: Conrad really does present us with a timeless expl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31376360">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<strong>The Fourth Edition is again based on Robert Kimbrough’s meticulously re-edited text.</strong>  Missing words have been restored and the entire novel has been repunctuated in accordance with Conrad’s  style. The result is the first published version of <em>Heart of Darkness</em> that allows readers to hear  Marlow’s voice as Conrad heard it when he wrote  the story.  &quot;Backgrounds and Contexts&quot; provides readers with a generous collection of  maps and photographs that bring the Belgian  Congo to life. Textual materials, topically  arranged, address nineteenth-century views of  imperialism and racism and include  autobiographical writings by Conrad on his life  in the Congo. New to the Fourth Edition is an  excerpt from Adam Hochschild’s recent book, <em>King Leopold’s Ghost</em>, as well as writings on race by  Hegel, Darwin, and  Galton.  &quot;Criticism&quot; includes a wealth of new materials, including nine contemporary  reviews and assessments of Conrad and <em>Heart of  Darkness</em> and twelve recent essays by Chinua  Achebe, Peter Brooks, Daphne Erdinast-Vulcan,  Edward Said, and Paul B. Armstrong, among  others. Also new to this edition is a section of writings on the connections between <em>Heart of  Darkness</em> and the film <em>Apocalypse Now</em> by Louis K. Greiff, Margot Norris, and Lynda J. Dryden.  A  Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also  included. .]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book but didn't understand much of it.  The imagery is as thick as the jungle it's describing but getting at the core meaning is as tough.<br/><br/>I'm supposed to hate Kurtz more than I do, I know it.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<strong>The Fourth Edition is again based on Robert Kimbrough’s meticulously re-edited text.</strong>  Missing words have been restored and the entire novel has been repunctuated in accordance with Conrad’s  style. The result is the first published version of <em>Heart of Darkness</em> that allows readers to hear  Marlow’s voice as Conrad heard it when he wrote  the story.  &quot;Backgrounds and Contexts&quot; provides readers with a generous collection of  maps and photographs that bring the Belgian  Congo to life. Textual materials, topically  arranged, address nineteenth-century views of  imperialism and racism and include  autobiographical writings by Conrad on his life  in the Congo. New to the Fourth Edition is an  excerpt from Adam Hochschild’s recent book, <em>King Leopold’s Ghost</em>, as well as writings on race by  Hegel, Darwin, and  Galton.  &quot;Criticism&quot; includes a wealth of new materials, including nine contemporary  reviews and assessments of Conrad and <em>Heart of  Darkness</em> and twelve recent essays by Chinua  Achebe, Peter Brooks, Daphne Erdinast-Vulcan,  Edward Said, and Paul B. Armstrong, among  others. Also new to this edition is a section of writings on the connections between <em>Heart of  Darkness</em> and the film <em>Apocalypse Now</em> by Louis K. Greiff, Margot Norris, and Lynda J. Dryden.  A  Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also  included. .]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I probably ought to read this book again, but I remember it being some of the toughest reading I ever had to do.  Nevertheless, one idea from this book that remains is the notion that the more evil a person the more alone he/she becomes.  The main character in the book, Kurtz, is the epitome of evil...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1874883">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I am less impressed with this book each time I read it. One day this book will be removed from the canon because of its overwhelming racism.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I fell asleep a few times when reading it...too much symbolism! GET THE PENGUIN DICTIONARY OF SYMBOLS IF YOU WANT TO READ THIS BOOK!!!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I want to give this more like 3.5 stars. It really grew on me, but then again, I like to read about colonialism and empire. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was one of the worst books I've ever read.  It could have cured insomnia, except that I didn't have insomnia.  I did have a summer reading assignment, however, and this just made it hard to get through.  The general lack of plot reminded me of The Scarlet Letter, but with the added benefit of m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4231973">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Someone seriously should have introduced Joseph Conrad to the idea that, ideally, a paragraph ranges between about 4 and 6 sentences in length.  NOT 2 pages.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The first time I read this book, I was a little baffled about what it all meant, but the second time I started to find meaning (or maybe the second time my professor just spelled it out for me).  However, I always loved Kurtz last words &quot;the horror, the horror&quot;  that stuck with me and the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17190046">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[English is this guy's second language. I can't imagine reading his works in Russian!]]></body>
    
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