5.62k reviews for:

Heart of Darkness Illustrated

Joseph Conrad

3.03 AVERAGE

awkwardllama's review against another edition

4.0

challenging reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

christinecomito's review against another edition

3.0

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Definitely should be read in English class so your teacher can explain its significance!
"Mistah Kurtz...he dead."

mighah3684's review against another edition

2.0

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As an assigned reading for a class, I started out reading it without enjoyment. I honestly don't know what the book is about since I listened to half of it on audio and I fell asleep somewhere in the beginning. But I guess it could be a good read for anyone interested in Congo river stories.

rhinelanderwaldo's review against another edition

5.0

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The symbolism of man's loss of ethical balance (my interpretation) when societal restraint and norms are removed. Have to wonder whether Conrad, when he wrote this, was aware of the degree of savagery by the European colonists in central Africa (particularly Zaire). He probably was.

pattonjennac's review against another edition

2.0

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Supremely boring until we dive deeply into this novel at school. Read for AP Lit.

ibrumfie's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ashleyvburns's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous dark 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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I mean, he’s racist but for a white man in the 1800s trying to inform people about colonialism and what the British were doing in Africa I guess it’s “woke” for the time period. Reading “things fall apart” after this which in very exited for because Marlow was not a lovable, even likable narrator so

read2resist's review against another edition

1.0

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Conrad is the bane of my existence! 'Nuff said.

dcfried77's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

stevequinn's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated