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A review by donnaadouglas
Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad
2.0
'Lord Jim' is a novel about overcoming misfortune. It's titular character is involved in the unfortunate sinking of his ship at the beginning of the book, and spends the rest of the book trying to escape his past and build his future.
I found this book to be a little confusing at times. It's hard to figure out who's speaking to who, and the overabundance of side-stories distracts from the chronology of the central story, and often I had to read back in order to remind myself where and when the action was taking place.
I also discovered around chapter 16 that I hadn't a care in the world as to the fate of any of the characters, but I couldn't understand why. Perhaps I just don't know enough about the business of the sea.
I did like Conrad's use of imagery in this book, however. He was able to create very rich descriptions of people and places, and due to this I am still excited to read some of his other works in the future.
I found this book to be a little confusing at times. It's hard to figure out who's speaking to who, and the overabundance of side-stories distracts from the chronology of the central story, and often I had to read back in order to remind myself where and when the action was taking place.
I also discovered around chapter 16 that I hadn't a care in the world as to the fate of any of the characters, but I couldn't understand why. Perhaps I just don't know enough about the business of the sea.
I did like Conrad's use of imagery in this book, however. He was able to create very rich descriptions of people and places, and due to this I am still excited to read some of his other works in the future.