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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.
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Conrad's life experiences create the frame for this graphic look at imperialism, cruelty, corruption, and moral dilema. That it was written in English, not his native language, makes this small gem more impressive. I think this must have been a scathing expose in 1899 and account for it's popularity and literary longevity.
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What I understood of that was very unpleasant. But man's history is ugly.
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Aug 25, 2010
Elizabeth Stultz
marked it as to-read
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Jacqueline
marked it as to-read
