mine_gerber's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Slavery
saravsw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, Slavery, and Violence
cm93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Racial slurs, Slavery, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, Racism, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence
danielshelsel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Racial slurs
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Slavery
anhedonia_n_anomie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Physical abuse, and Slavery
Moderate: Violence, Body horror, and Torture
Minor: Racial slurs
ragna_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Colonisation, Racism, Racial slurs, and Slavery
Moderate: Torture, Cannibalism, Gun violence, and Violence
jasminawithab's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
i hated pretty much every character but i got a 100 on my essay for it so thats something i guess
Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Colonisation, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Sexism, Slavery, Death, Classism, and Misogyny
Minor: Cannibalism and Violence
scorpi07's review against another edition
2.0
I’m not sure why they were teaching this in high school. I guess the storytelling style (a narrator retelling Marlow’s narration) is interesting and the prose itself is well written and artfully packed with metaphors. However, with all of the options out there, this is a poor book choice to critique colonialism, or to suggest imperialism is bad. Marlow is racist and doesn’t grow much, and the objectification of black people is pervasive throughout the book. Gross.
Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Slavery, and Racism
Moderate: Terminal illness
sleepylit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Slavery, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Racism, and Classism
roya's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Death, Gore, Racial slurs, and Slavery
Moderate: Classism
Minor: Cannibalism