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Lord Jim
by Joseph Conrad
What is it about this book? I read this ten years ago and couldn't recall a single detail about the plot. So I read it again to refresh my memory and just a few days after finishing, I can barely remember the plot. This feels very much like a writer's novel in its technical construction, but the strength of what should be a compelling story is lacking. Conrad has an tendency to be verbose with description and terse with action. It's easy to miss the hinges of the plot buried in the mess of convoluted prose that makes up this novel.