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bareruinedchoirs's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Edition reviewed: Heart of Darkness and Other Tales (Oxford World's Classics)
Excellent edition of four of Conrad's stories, culminating in Heart of Darkness. The footnotes are detailed, insightful and extremely helpful in understanding the text. I bought this to read Heart of Darkness, but reading the three other tales was helpful in setting the more famous work in context.
Excellent edition of four of Conrad's stories, culminating in Heart of Darkness. The footnotes are detailed, insightful and extremely helpful in understanding the text. I bought this to read Heart of Darkness, but reading the three other tales was helpful in setting the more famous work in context.
opimenta's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
«[Y]our strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others»
«[I]t is impossible to convey the life-sensation of any given epoch of one's existence - that which makes its truth, its meaning - its subtle and penetrating essence. It is impossible. We live, as we dream - alone…»
«Droll thing life is - that mysterious arrangement of merciless logic for a futile purpose. The most you can hope from it is some knowledge of yourself - that comes too late - a crop of unextinguishable regrets.»
«[I]t is impossible to convey the life-sensation of any given epoch of one's existence - that which makes its truth, its meaning - its subtle and penetrating essence. It is impossible. We live, as we dream - alone…»
«Droll thing life is - that mysterious arrangement of merciless logic for a futile purpose. The most you can hope from it is some knowledge of yourself - that comes too late - a crop of unextinguishable regrets.»
agnes_books's review against another edition
adventurous
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
2.25
friendofmarlowe's review against another edition
3.0
i don’t know how i feel about it. i am like the only person i know whose ambivalent about it. some beautiful passages but i had no idea what was going on. time to go fail this quiz!!! ;)
picaresquity's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
boygenius_'s review against another edition
3.0
3.5 ⭐️
Creo que la escritura, la voz narrativa y las descripciones estaban muy bien construidas. Conrad sabe escribir y contar una historia. Pienso que tal vez no era mi momento para leerlo porque me sentía muy desconcentrado, me perdía entre tanto detalle y me costó seguir la lectura a pesar de su brevedad.
Creo que la escritura, la voz narrativa y las descripciones estaban muy bien construidas. Conrad sabe escribir y contar una historia. Pienso que tal vez no era mi momento para leerlo porque me sentía muy desconcentrado, me perdía entre tanto detalle y me costó seguir la lectura a pesar de su brevedad.
poloniumblood's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
3.75
drako1357's review against another edition
4.0
Es uno de los libros mas complejos que haya leído, su calidad es indiscutible y tiene muchas descripciones impresionantes del Congo y la selva, aunque el tema central hable o relate la colonización (Tema bastante controversial de relatar actualmente) es sin duda una obra maestra, aunque el ritmo a veces puede ser lento o con pocos cambios, es de los mejores libros para iniciar este año.
nerdbrarian's review against another edition
5.0
This wonderful little book combines some of Conrad's best short novels into one book that becomes his exploration of man in all of his ages. Heart of Darkness remains his definitive work, but End of the Tether will surprise you with its beautiful conjunction of symbols and exploration of the father/daughter relationship.
themadmadmadeline's review against another edition
3.0
Being completely honest, this book was very hard to grasp and understand at times. I enjoyed certain aspects of it, such as the beautiful imagery and earthly, dark quality of the novel. However, it's a pretty deep book, and I still don't completely understand the purpose of the novel.
I'm sure I'll probably read it again for sheer comprehension purposes. I would recommend the book on the grounds of being one of those sorts of books everyone should read, and it's particularly effective in high school. It isn't one of my personal favorites, and I had trouble digesting it, but I would say it's a quality novel.
I'm sure I'll probably read it again for sheer comprehension purposes. I would recommend the book on the grounds of being one of those sorts of books everyone should read, and it's particularly effective in high school. It isn't one of my personal favorites, and I had trouble digesting it, but I would say it's a quality novel.