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The voyage across the rough seas of Conrad's syntax is worth the effort, if only for the occasional perfect phrase. His characters are uniquely flawed individuals who come alive on the page despite the awkward and now somewhat antiquated English. Lord Jim could almost be two books, the first half about the Patna trial and the second half about Jim's adventures on the island of Patusan. They are only connected by Jim himself, a man who is strangely fractured in the same way. I've never had much patience for Conrad, but I liked this one pretty well. I might have to give another one a try.