A review by paige394
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

strangely passive and obviously deeply colonialist and racist but I do vaguely see why it has stayed on the list of books English classes teach. There's something about the descriptions that are horrible and visceral like nothing I've ever seen before.

I'm glad I had to read it for this class and now I hope to never think about it again.
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