Heart of Darkness

by Joseph Conrad

Review of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

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       Wow I don't think much of this book. I would't say I hated it, but I sure wouldn't say it was good either. This book could not keep my attention and in no way was this book memorable. Wow not a top 100 book for me.

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad was reviewed by Shannon

       I think this book was terrible. I can follow the story well but other than that its too difficult to understand. This book is too detailed making the reader confused as I was. If Joseph Conrad didn't put so much detail, then this book would have been a decent short story. Overall I think this book is a 2/10.

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad was reviewed by M T

       Perhaps not for the reader who still struggles to see through a story's layers or appreciate  nuances and structure and phrasing (all those nerdy things).  Heart of Darkness is a laborious read and at a glance may not seem to have enough going on, but on a symbolic level--the "immense snake uncoiled," the disturbing nihilism--the story is awesome.

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad was reviewed by Anonymous

       I loved this book from start to finish. But I have never read anything by Conrad that didn't please. I'm quite surprised, in fact, that Nostromo isn't on this list as well.

       As for being boring, I don't see how it can be. After all, it was good enough to inspire Apocolypse Now, upon which it was based!
Still, if the critics of it here aren't into literary novels and prefer all-action, shoot-em-up thrillers, then one can't be too surprised that they just don't get it and will react adversely accordingly.

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad was reviewed by Paul B.

       Well, it seems the other commenters didn't really enjoy this book. Personally, I think it's great. One must admit it is a bit tough to read, especially in a foreign language, however it is so wonderfully written, with such an elegant structure of the phrases and of the expression, that I find it a joy to read if only for the elegance of the language.

       It is also criticized for being racist; one must however keep in mind that it was written more than a century ago, whan the whole mentality regarding race tolerance was significantly different. In order to fully enjoy the book one must try to understand the emphasize with the character despite his faulty viewpoints, by modern standards. One should not deny the book its worth, even if one does not agree with all its premises.

       Joseph Conrad is my favourite English author, and I consider this book fascinating, being able to achieve in little over 100 pages a story of profound elegance and social observation.

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad was reviewed by Radu Megelea

       I didn't like this book at all. I've read alot about it and how great it was but trust me is really wasn't. The books only about 100 pages and it really feels much longer. The story wasn't so bad but the writing itself was boring and hard to follow and i don't care for the way the author treated the Africans. There wasn't one African in the story that had any positive or even human qualities. I plan on reading Lord Jim also by Joesph Conrad cause again I read great things about the book but i am tentative on account of the way this book was written. How is this book higher on this list than I, Claudius? I would give this one a 3 out 10.

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad was reviewed by Frank Manner

        This book is a very tough read.  It was a required reading in class but the teacher had never even read the book herself.  After she did, she said she was very sorry because the book was boring and very hard to follow and that we had to read it because she had put  it on the curriculum.  We all tried to suffer through it, but eventually the teacher just let us watch Apocalypse Now.  This book just  feels a bit too dated for this day and age.

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad was reviewed by Dakota

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