Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

83 reviews

the_gob's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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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: Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts

gmariecosta's review against another edition

5.0

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

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Content Warnings

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

912jae's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous dark informative tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

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

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

amorphousbl0b's review against another edition

1.0

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

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An interminable onslaught of metaphor and misery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery

ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous informative reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Classism

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

Minor: Gore, Violence, Cannibalism

diana_raquel's review against another edition

3.5

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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicide, Grief

yourfavebookhoarder's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Colonisation

angelbabe_cj's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Cannibalism

Several instances of the N word, including within the first 10 pages.

elsie_n's review against another edition

2.25

dark sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Blood, Cannibalism

potterpav's review against another edition

2.25

dark 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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me rating this less than 2.5 stars seems like a red sniper's dot should appear on my forehead any moment now but frankly atp i do not care. credit where credit's due, i like how it was a story within a story (one of the things i liked abt frankenstein and kokoro too, i just think its cool to get perspectives within perspectives) and i like the brief sentences about the scenery but whewwwwww the rest of this book was heavy and sad and depressing. it was just depressing. its a classic and i understand why it's still so famous today but surely there's better texts about colonialisation to be read? i am waiting for the realisation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery