Reviews with content warning for Racial slurs - Heart of Darkness: And Selections from the Congo Diary

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Heart of Darkness: And Selections from the Congo Diary by Joseph Conrad

107 reviews

orangebinx's review against another edition

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slow-paced

1.75

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roya's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

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theshonz0705's review against another edition

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This book is so miserably racist and slow. I remembered hating it in high school and thought maybe age will have made me more patient. But no. I know there are deeper themes to explore, but I just can’t bear reading 115 pages of observations on the “maddening” and “savage” country and it’s peoples from an unrepentant colonizer’s perspective. 0 out of 10. Will not read.

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ruee's review against another edition

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It just didn’t really click for me. This may be because I’m not a huge fan of older literature or because it was both rushed and too slow paced at the same time. Just not for me.

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faithx5's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

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hanni63's review against another edition

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challenging dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? No

2.0

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thatone2112's review against another edition

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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? Yes

4.0

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gfisher1's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Overall the anticipation of meeting Kurtz builds up an unsettling amount of mystery and suspense. I actually don't think the character in the book quite lives up to his reputation unlike in the film adaptation, Apocalypse Now. Nevertheless a good read and a fascinating anti-Colonial piece of literature.

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mjscooke's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense 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? It's complicated

2.75

I struggled with this book having had such high hopes for my first reading of Campbell’s fiction given his infamy as a storyteller and notoriety regarding the hero’s journey. The first thing I did was Google “Joseph Campbell Racist” & will definitely fall down the rabbit hole of various essays and articles on the topic of just how problematic this novel is. I understand the modern backlash and wrestled with my resistance throughout. All that being said… there is some beautiful writing in this novela and I think it’s important to read things that challenge you on occasion. In addition this was written in a very different time and I am grateful to live now instead.

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ellenclifton's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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