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Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
2.0

On my second read of this book, I like it less than my first read. I don't like the writing style (it made my eyes glaze over at times) and the characters are either caricatures or cutouts, with the possible exception of Marlow. I appreciate the themes, the damnation of colonialism, etc., but I think there are likely other books out there that do it better.