Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

56 reviews

oliviatheron's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Colonisation, Violence, Racial slurs, Slavery, and Racism

duarshe's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

So... I can safely say I didn't enjoy this. I felt like there was nothing happening and even the climactic moment of the story was extremely  bland and underwhelming. I appreciate the theme and topic of the novella, the playing with the light and dark... But this was not for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Colonisation, and Slavery

Moderate: Death

em031605_9's review

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Lots of troubling language, to say the least. Dated stereotypes. It was boring, problematic, and not interesting at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Racial slurs, and Slavery

Minor: Torture

the_gob's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I am clearly ignorant of the quality of this story to English literature. I find the prose well-written, it's construction obviously of a high quality, but the actual story, the plot, the meaning (?), did not have the same resonance. I found the story plodding, befuddling and at times almost boring. I assume it is me at fault here, else why is this work considered so highly? I understand it is both a criticism of the social views and political thinking of its time, but seemed to me laborious in it undertaking. I did not enjoy this read much.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Slavery

gmariecosta's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Murder, Genocide, Violence, Slavery, Colonisation, and Cannibalism

912jae's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Colonisation, Slavery, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Colonisation, Sexism, Racism, Death, Classism, Slavery, and Racial slurs

amorphousbl0b's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

An interminable onslaught of metaphor and misery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Slavery, Genocide, and Racism

ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Colonisation, Xenophobia, and Racism

Moderate: War, Gore, Slavery, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, and Blood

Minor: Cannibalism, Gore, and Violence

diana_raquel's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Murder, Gun violence, Blood, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Classism, Slavery, Death, and Racism

Moderate: Suicide and Grief

yourfavebookhoarder's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Colonisation, Racial slurs, and Racism