Heart of Darkness

5 stars

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is one of the best books I???ve read in a while, because of the setting, the plot, and most importantly the ideas that it contemplates. Only about halfway in the book, I realized that the film Apocalypse Now was adapted from this book. It follows Charlie Marlow, who has used his connections to get a steamboat to transport ivory downriver, finds out about Kurtz, who has established himself as a god amongst the local populace. Marlow takes a growing interest in the man and undertakes to meet him. The book considers how hollow civilization can really be, the consuming power of greed, civilization???s fa??ade of enlightenment, among others.

I recommend it to you if the setting and ideas of the book. This is a book that I will be buying a physical copy for my library.