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Joseph Conrad and Paul B. Armstrong - Heart of Darkness
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Description:
Charles Marlow's journey into the heart of Africa is an odyssey into corruption, absurdity and folly. He sees rapacious Europeans exploiting the Africans and conspiring against each other; he voyages upstream on a paddle-steamer that comes under lethal attack; and he encounters the great idealist, Mr Kurtz, the genius who seemed to represent the best of Europe. But Mr Kurtz has 'taken a high seat among the devils of the land', and Marlow returns to Europe bearing the burden of appalling knowledge, forced to make his 'choice of nightmares'.
Reviews
A master of seafaring literature makes his mark
by toolhead 2005-06-05T17:34:39.000-08:00
Pros:
Developed characters, layered meanings and mystique, Conrad's ability to sets the mood, morality play
Cons:
Verbose language and dated vocab, crawling pace, sometimes wish for less talk and more action
The Bottom Line:
A story that has earned its place in the halls of classic Western literature, Heart of Darkness demands attention and delivers thoughtful enjoyment.
Review:
Although I am reluctant to concede this fact, like many American males in their twenties, the reason
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"The Horror! The Horror!"
by JediKermit 2001-12-04T08:08:19.000-08:00
Pros:
Wonderful descriptions, cliffhanging suspense, powerful message...
Cons:
If you've seen "Apocalypse Now" there are few surprises
The Bottom Line:
An excellent book, a quick read worthy of the "Classic" status given to it...you should read this.
Review:
The Heart of Darkness is yet another of those classics I was supposed to read at some point in hig
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A chilling tale of the dark side in each of us
by rkroenert 2001-06-08T14:36:03.000-08:00
Pros:
Deep, powerful, timeless.
Cons:
Thick prose.
The Bottom Line:
A powerful, important novel that forces each of us to ask difficult questions.
Review:
Many people call this novella, published in 1902, the first real book of the 20th century, in that i
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Mind-Numbing?
by bounty99 2001-01-22T17:54:09.000-08:00
Pros:
Useful for Essays, Very Deep, Hypnotic
Cons:
Redundant Descriptions, Slow Parts, Not much Action
The Bottom Line:
If you need to discuss lots of imagery and such in an essay, this is the novel for you.
Review:
I read this part as a part of my Independent Study Unit of Grade 12 English along with Conrad's T
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Why should you read Heart of Darkness ?
by niccy6 2000-10-19T09:17:49.000-08:00
Pros:
Challenging text, one of the modernist marvels!
Cons:
Wow this is a lot of work for such a short book--but it's worth it!
Review:
This is an edited excerpt from a paper I wrote for an upper division English course in 1998. It is
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