Ralph's review
Heart of Darkness (Green Integer) by Joseph Conrad
I set my mind to start reading regularly again about seven years ago. In that time, there have only been two books that I have started and not finished. I am a little obsessive about it. I keep reading books that I am just hating all the time. One of the books I stopped reading was Lord Jim by Conrad. I simply wasn't in the mood for his writing style at that time. I figured it was time to give it another shot.
Conrad is a wordsmith and a poet. He is very descriptive, and you really have to pay attention to what you are reading(at least I do). It is very easy to read a paragraph and let your mind wander so that you don't know what you just read. I found myself reading aloud (which I never do) just to keep my mind on what I was reading. Poetry is always best read aloud anyway. I found myself really admiring his writing and wordplay. What's especially incredible is when you consider Conrad was born in Poland and English wasn't even his second language.
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Conrad is a wordsmith and a poet. He is very descriptive, and you really have to pay attention to what you are reading(at least I do). It is very easy to read a paragraph and let your mind wander so that you don't know what you just read. I found myself reading aloud (which I never do) just to keep my mind on what I was reading. Poetry is always best read aloud anyway. I found myself really admiring his writing and wordplay. What's especially incredible is when you consider Conrad was born in Poland and English wasn't even his second language.
The book is biograph...more
