Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

208 reviews

amomentofmusic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Cannibalism, Colonisation

yoshi_4's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

emmaopaline's review against another edition

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Boring. Painful to read. Very slow paced. Very long for no reason. Colonialism is shown as so good....
Conrad’s descriptions and depictions of black people are dehumanizing to their core. No black character in this book feels real, feels like a person we may empathize with and care for. It is in the descriptions of Kurtz’s black mistress, of the slave-boy whose only contribution to the narrative is the line “Mistah Kutz, he dead” - Conrad does not share our empathies.  Africa is a primitive, uncivilized, immoral landscape. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Violence, Colonisation

amybh4rucha's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark reflective slow-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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism

dan13dean's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Violence

glutenfreemaggie's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Important read about the horrors of slavery in the Congo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Violence

coco_5's review against another edition

1.0

dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery

ndavis's review against another edition

1.0

dark sad slow-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Colonisation

nebubabe's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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if you can get past the 'so thick you can cut it with a knife' racism, it's ok.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Violence

luca_rio's review against another edition

1.0

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism