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A review by justin92
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
3.0
I don't know why I was expecting more from this book, whether it was my prior knowledge of the movie Apocalypse Now or my lack of knowledge about the culture and events of the late 1800s and early 1900s Imperialistic movement. I anxiously waited for the fated meeting with Kurtz and his group. Once it happened, I was no closer to understanding his purpose than I was when I began reading the story. I had to read the added commentary that was my version of the book to catch things I missed, due to not knowing that specific time period. The book did not age well.
The story was relatively good. The narrator was good at explaining the events around him. I personally did not like his jump of time though. One minute he was on a boat, the next he was talking to Kurtz's "friend." He was in Kurtz's house, now he wasn't. The story has multiple spots where you have to catch on that the narrator is no longer where he was originally and transported to a new spot/time without actually letting the reader know.
The book could have received a 4 or 5 just by adding more to the story, especially Kurtz. The whole story builds up to this lackluster meeting. I did enjoy the story overall, just wished for more detail and a better streaming of the story.
The story was relatively good. The narrator was good at explaining the events around him. I personally did not like his jump of time though. One minute he was on a boat, the next he was talking to Kurtz's "friend." He was in Kurtz's house, now he wasn't. The story has multiple spots where you have to catch on that the narrator is no longer where he was originally and transported to a new spot/time without actually letting the reader know.
The book could have received a 4 or 5 just by adding more to the story, especially Kurtz. The whole story builds up to this lackluster meeting. I did enjoy the story overall, just wished for more detail and a better streaming of the story.