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Heart of Darkness

Joseph Conrad

Start date: October 15, 2016

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Dec 24, 2022 Petre rated it liked it

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Jan 24, 2012 Melissa (ladybug) rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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Dark allegory describes the narrator's journey up the Congo River and his meeting with, and fascination by, Mr. Kurtz, a mysterious personage who dominates the unruly inhabitants of the region...

My feelings on Heart of Darkness:
The book is suspense filled and very descriptive, almost too much description. Joseph Conrad really didn't leave anything to the imagination on this dark tale of Europe's Colonialism period. The tale took place in Africa, and I found it to be a good read. ...more

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Jun 11, 2015 Ted rated it liked it

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For some reason I had difficulty getting through this book. This is surprising as it has elements of drama and thrill. Yet Condrad's meandering prose tends to detract from the forward advance of the story. It sounds like an elderly person who smoked a bowl of pot were telling the story. At times there was true brilliance. Others, describing the superfluous. He described the superfluous beautifully, but it was altogether unnecessary.

Another issue for me, which is not the fault of the book or Mr. ...more

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