Big reader, occasional writer, both mostly fantasy. ND, ♿ Read diversely, audiobooks are reading
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I absolutely loved this book. Granted, I did watch the movie first, but then found out that there was a book first. Recommend it to anybody looking for a page-turner.
Had to read for college. Found it boring and Marlow a pretentious, racist and self-obsessed narrator who thinks himself above natives. I understand that was Conrad's way of telling the readers how senseless the world is. Though I do congratulate Conrad on writing such fine English with it being his third language.
Chinua Achebe wrote a bloody fine essay detailing why he doesn't like Heart of Darkness. It's called An Image of Africa, and it's wonderful. Read that instead of this.
*I'm giving it two stars on account of the writing. If only Goodreads had half-stars.
Might push it down to 2 stars...
I was bored during the entire book