Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

208 reviews

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I'll review it in depth a bit later when I would've gathered all my thoughts and feelings. In short, the book was deep, morose and indeed felt brimming with darkness. The language was, obviously hard to read at times, filled with such eloquence and lyrical qualities — honestly, I loved it, unlike a lot of other people. The content however, gave me a mixed feeling. While it definitely portrays the darkness of colonialism, it altogether creates a racist picture? Please correct me if I'm wrong, I need a good discussion on this books to properly grasp everything that happened in the book. (Also, I'm shamelessly admitting that I lazed around and then hurried through this book at the very last moment to complete it within this month. -.-)


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challenging dark reflective 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: No

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adventurous dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging dark 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: Complicated

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adventurous challenging dark fast-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

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challenging dark 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: No

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challenging dark slow-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I'm glad I read this, but I can't say I enjoyed it or would recommend it to anyone. 

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