merixcil 's review for:

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
4.0
adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

 Holy shit this guy could write!

Gorgeous language all the way through. Story v familiar to me *gestures vaguely to Francis Ford Coppola* but cool to see it in its original format. The emphasis on the minutia of organisational failings and the constantly increasing pace of storytelling is very fun. 

Knocking a star off for the racism which is prominent uncomfortable and unavoidable