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Summary: impressive , even 97 years later
Review: while conrad's views on africa its inhabitants is certainly not p.c. (and probably racist, even for his time) he still tells an amazing tale with great power. this book is compelling in its descriptions, tormented characterizations, oppressive atmosphere and wonderfully ambiguous use of language. "no, they were not inhuman. well, you know, that was the worst of it- this suspicion of their not being inhuman."
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Summary: It's a bit thick...
Review: The copy of "Heart of Darkness" I have is just shy of ninety-nine pages. It claims to be a complete text (i.e. not a "definitive edition, with lost chapters, and all unexpurgated text," etc., etc.). I certainly hope so. Any more and I would have to take up arms. Read it, read it, one and all... but I must advise that you purchase some sort of guide for this journey; Cliff's Notes work rather well, I find. Otherwise you're in for a long one.
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Summary: Rich storytelling at its best.
Review: I can't understand why anyone would rate this bellow Five stars. The book is absolutely great. Just think about the time in which it was written. Imperialism was still alive and well in the early twentieth century. And here comes this Westerner writing a scathing indictment of an institution that allowed England and the rest of Western Europe to thrive. He step out of the bounds of his own cultural context. He criticised his own society while living in it. He should be applauded not derided. I will always love this book. Its truths apply across time and space.
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Summary: Power of Darkness
Review: The absence of light sometimes gives us the opportunity to perceive the things that lure in the dark corners. Conrad led us to a depth where no light penetrates. He succeeded in showing us the ugly potential of mankind's dark power. But Conrad did pull Marlow back from the edge to give all of us a small light of hope... A great novel. Read it slowly to understand the full power of Conrad's words and images.
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Summary: Ehhh???
Review: I am glad to see others didn't care for this either. I tried Lord Jim and quit a few pages in...and this was no better, although I finished...I hope the next few books on the list are better
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Summary: the novel show us the reality of Europeans
Review: realy i d'ont like this novela ,because it is very complex ,it needs a lot of atention .It shows us the primitive aspect of man .
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Summary: Conrad should have done better
Review: This book totally disillusions readers. Conrad makes it seem as though the atrocities which take place in this colony do so in all. This assumption which many readers get is false. For this reason I think Conrad should have made it clear that the Belgian Congo was an extreme condition.
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Summary: THE DISCOVERY OF THE SOUL
Review: Kurtz was attacked by the wilderness whichdestroyed him ,Marlow is trying to free him from his brutal grass of wilderness .
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Summary: Marlow 's discovery of the inner self
Review: We have the primitive aspect of things before history ,where there is no knowledge , no culture .And this is a kind a journey back to one's heart .Marlow is discovering the state of his begining .Kurtz is a symbol of power & capacity over the natives. women symbolizes wilderness &ivory that charmed Kurtz
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Summary: the horror..
Review: Conrad's novel perfectly straddles the border between the 19th and 20th centuries. Marlowe's search for the company's renegade agent, Kurtz, is the compelling metaphor for this century's obsessional odyssey to the heart of the human soul in modern civilization.. Kurtz and the Jungle.. darkness manifest.
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