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3.03 AVERAGE
3.03 AVERAGE
As my friend said, guy goes up river on boat and is racist.
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
challenging
dark
inspiring
medium-paced
**uni read - lit in context**
A university read that I honestly didn’t really understand until I read a summary of what the book was about. Despite this, the way it was written is intense and is an incredible book, it’s just not one that I will be inclined to read again.
A university read that I honestly didn’t really understand until I read a summary of what the book was about. Despite this, the way it was written is intense and is an incredible book, it’s just not one that I will be inclined to read again.
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Maybe I'll get back to this one day, but it's barely readable and the subject is just depressing. I can handle depressing and dark if it's engaging...
Word of the day is desolate
There are so many quotable lines in this it’s SO beautifully written
Weird to read something from the perspective of a morally grey actively racist “hero”, especially because Conrad isn’t particularly the champion of the Congolese and this isn’t exactly an exposé/whistleblower book a la The Jungle…
Having just watched Blue Velvet and already having that sense of unease from characters not really changing in the midst of The Horrors I’m gonna hope I don’t dream tonight
Finally, I think my fave quote: “No eloquence could have been so withering to one’s belief in mankind as his final burst of sincerity.” Like I hope that’s not generally true but it encapsulates this whole nightmare quite well
And yet Marlow’s fascination with Kurtz/power/violence still leads him to honour him in some strange way??? MEN
There are so many quotable lines in this it’s SO beautifully written
Weird to read something from the perspective of a morally grey actively racist “hero”, especially because Conrad isn’t particularly the champion of the Congolese and this isn’t exactly an exposé/whistleblower book a la The Jungle…
Having just watched Blue Velvet and already having that sense of unease from characters not really changing in the midst of The Horrors I’m gonna hope I don’t dream tonight
Finally, I think my fave quote: “No eloquence could have been so withering to one’s belief in mankind as his final burst of sincerity.” Like I hope that’s not generally true but it encapsulates this whole nightmare quite well
And yet Marlow’s fascination with Kurtz/power/violence still leads him to honour him in some strange way??? MEN
just because you can write well, doesn’t mean you can get away with racism!
blah blah blah sure there’s interesting symbolism to discuss and lots to analyze, but i simply did not enjoy this
blah blah blah sure there’s interesting symbolism to discuss and lots to analyze, but i simply did not enjoy this