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Summary: The horror of man who has seen himself
Review: Conrad has shown in this book all his knowlegde about human condition and it is not little. A voyage through the Congo river in pursuit of an enigmatic man named Kurtz will transform the way of life of a man who tought has seen it all. The explotation of the afro-american, the sad future of the white and the density and silent threat of the jungle are the scenario for one of the most terrific and imaginative tells. A grandious finale and a short number of pages makes this masterpiece a perfect... or perhaps a terrible travel partner.
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Summary: ACTION NOT WORDS
Review: It seems from the reviews here that this truely is a book you love or hate. Either you understand it or you don't. I bought this book in a second hand shop in Morocco and read it while travelling across the Sahara. Read it three times in two weeks. Then I went out, bought a wooden canoe and spent four months canoeing down the Niger river in West Africa through jungles and deserts. why?
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Summary: The Change Of Man
Review: This book was very well written. I've just finished reading for AP English and i loved it. It is a bit confusing and you must have patience with it. I also saw "Apocalypse Now" before i read the book. This movie helps you understand the book because you have something to relate to. Everything in the book ties in with each other. The story is how man changes through himself by naturing helping and not changing the way society wants him to change. You must know how to read a book in several different ways to understand this book.
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Summary: An Epic Novel
Review: Despite all of the bad publicity it recieved from my friends, I was spellbound. Crammed within a compact 100 page novel lies a true analasis of the human heart as a friend and foe. More than that, any person who is unsure of who they are should read this book. I found my soul intertwined with Marlows. The novels that touch are lives are those whose heros are reflections of ourselves. What made this novel stick in my mind was its exact resembelance to my favorite novel of all time, The Great Gatsby. Anyone who loved this novel as much as I did will adore The Great Gatsby. You will be amazed by the similarities between the plots and characters. The Heart of Darkness will change your views on life and being "civilized" forever.
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Summary: Disappointed in "Heart of Darkness" but liked the "B" side
Review: I was disappointed to find "Heart of Darkness" muddled and disjointed. I guess I was prejudiced by "Apocalypse Now" which I thought was a great, if flawed, movie. I did, however, enjoy both "Youth" and "The End of the Tether", especially the prose. I was always a sucker for sea stories. Maybe I'll try "Heart of Darkness" again over the winter.
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Summary: The horror.
Review: I just had to try to counter those idiotic one star reviews. This is a great, dark, rich, mysterious little book--do read it!
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Summary: The Horror
Review: One of the great short novels in existence. On the surface, Conrad's Marlow is a spellbinding storyteller. Underneath, a psychoanalytical tale of man's baser animistic instincts comes forth, of descent into a primal state outside the moderating bounds of civilized accoutrements. Like Marlow, the reader will be left with the curse of a penetrating view of the world, no longer able to ignore the "horror", unable to accept - or even tolerate - the pretense of the normal routine of "civilized" society. The reader will be doomed to look beneath the surface and see the beast that lurks within each soul, capable of savagery little imagined but now unforgettable. Conrad's literary talents were absolutely first rate - all the more remarkable for a man who was Ukranian born of Polish parents but wrote in English. Concise, penetrating, intelligent, unflinching prose which propels the reader forward on an ultimately illuminating journey of discovery of one's self. Heart of Darkness is a rare combination of great story telling and literary achievement, all in a very concise package.
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Summary: The Horror
Review: One of the great short novels in existence. On the surface, Conrad's Marlow is a first rate storyteller. Underneath, a psychoanalytical tale of man's baser animistic instincts comes forth, of descent into a primal state outside the moderating bounds of civilized accoutrements. Like Marlow, the reader will be left with the curse of a penetrating view of the world, no longer able to ignore the "horror", unable to accept - or even tolerate - the pretense of the normal routine of "civilized" society. The reader will be doomed to look beneath the surface and see the beast that lurks within each soul, capable of savagery little imagined but now unforgettable. Conrad's literary talents were absolutely first rate - all the more remarkable for a man whose native tongue was Polish but wrote in English. Concise, penetrating, intelligent, unflinching prose which propels the reader forward on an ultimately illuminating journey of discovery of one's self. Heart of Darkness is a rare combination of great story telling and literary achievement, all in a very concise package.
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Summary: Stripped "The Horror!" from its time and place
Review: As if we did not know that the "Sepulchral City" was Brussels! As if we did not suspect that Mistah Kurtz was one of King Leopold's rootless but ambitious peons.I cannot say that I loved "Heart of Darkness." Quite on the contrary, I hated it. I hated it because it forced me to take a hard look at my dark side by taking me through some of the most unfathomable depths of the human condition. That's what Conrad had in mind, I suppose, and he did it exquisitely. Hence my five stars.
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Summary: Weird and depressing!
Review: Don't read this book unless you have to!
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