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Alex
Oct 24, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
I thought the idea of this book was absolutely brilliant. However, I thought Conrad tried too hard to emulate the British style of writing and failed in his attempt. Moreover, English WAS Conrad's third language, and it is quite incredible at how expansive his vocabulary is for English being his third language. I just thought the story did not flow consistently, and I found myself tripping on what I was reading.
Even though it was difficult and quite heavy to read, I found the analysis quite eas
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