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Summary: Two Book Length Novels, Three Long Tales, Six Short Stories
Review: I was amazed to see that I am the first to review this classic book. I borrowed this book and brought it with me to read while helping deliver a yacht. The trip was a memorable one, for many reasons, not least among them was finishing "The Nigger in the Narcissus" a story of a dying black man's anger during last days of life aboard a ship, "Typhoon" the story of a steam trapped in a hurricane, and "Youth" the story of a second mate's trip to Asia on a dilapidated ship. I especially enjoyed the descriptions of the storms in "Narcissus " and "Typhoon". It is said that truth is stranger than fiction. Conrad's stories may be fiction, but they evoke a sense of realism that no other author manages to capture. Conrad, a Pole, is arguably the best English writer of all time. His characters are unique and real, and the stories are real world, challenging situations that are unpredictable and yet follow the laws of human nature, and are therefore somewhat more than real. This book is a nice compact size and print in type that is also easy to read. There is enough material here to carry with you on your voyage, wherever that may be. If you want to bring only one book with you on your next trip, this would be a good choice.
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Summary: Two Book Length Novels, Three Long Tales, Six Short Stories
Review: I was amazed to see that I am the first to review this classic book. I borrowed this book and brought it with me to read while helping deliver a yacht. The trip was a memorable one, for many reasons, not least among them was finishing "The Nigger in the Narcissus" a story of a dying black man's anger during last days of life aboard a ship, "Typhoon" the story of a steam trapped in a hurricane, and "Youth" the story of a second mate's trip to Asia on a dilapidated ship. I especially enjoyed the descriptions of the storms in "Narcissus " and "Typhoon". It is said that truth is stranger than fiction. Conrad's stories may be fiction, but they evoke a sense of realism that no other author manages to capture. Conrad, a Pole, is arguably the best English writer of all time. His characters are unique and real, and the stories are real world, challenging situations that are unpredictable and yet follow the laws of human nature, and are therefore somewhat more than real. This book is a nice compact size and print in type that is also easy to read. There is enough material here to carry with you on your voyage, wherever that may be. If you want to bring only one book with you on your next trip, this would be a good choice.
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