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Ian Billick
Sep 10, 2009 rated it really liked it
I had tried to read this book before, but reading nonfiction about the Belgian Congo allowed me to better understand it. Apocalypse Now has always been one of my favorite movies and I enjoyed thinking through how the novel was used to structure the movie.

I read it again at Cormac’s prompting. He said it is the best book he has read though not the most enjoyable. I felt like I got more out of— the writing itself a river flowing through thick air and jungle. We watched Apocalypse Now so the parall
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Dana Miranda
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Julia
Sep 11, 2009 rated it it was ok
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Oct 19, 2009 rated it really liked it
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Emily
Dec 06, 2009 rated it it was ok
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Arden
Mar 21, 2010 rated it it was ok
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Apr 01, 2010 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Bhargavi Balachandran
Jun 08, 2010 marked it as to-read
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Jul 10, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Gloria
Jan 30, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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KayG
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Willow Curtis
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Sarah
Jun 24, 2013 marked it as to-read