Youth / Heart of Darkness / The End of the Tether by Joseph Conrad

Youth / Heart of Darkness / The End of the Tether

Joseph Conrad with John Lyon

384 pages • first pub 1902 (editions)

fiction classics short stories reflective slow-paced
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Heart of Darkness is a short and vividly brutal account of colonial enterprise that has as much in common with the jaded Evelyn Waugh of Black Mischief as it does with any of Conrad's direct contemporaries in the late nineteenth century. It is ac...

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Moods

dark 76%
challenging 64%
adventurous 60%
mysterious 40%
reflective 40%
tense 32%
sad 28%
informative 16%
emotional 12%
inspiring 4%

Pace

slow 70%
medium 25%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 52% | Character: 23% | Plot: 19% | N/A: 4%

Strong character development?

No: 40% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 20%

Loveable characters?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 9% | N/A: 9%

Average rating

3.06

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