Review: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

Title: Heart Of Darkness
Author: Joseph Conrad
Publisher: Blackwood's Magazine, 1899
Number of Pages: Paperback, 96 pages

Genre: Classic Literature, Novella, Cultural - Africa, Adventure 

Plot: (Goodreads.com) Dark allegory describes the narrator's journey up the Congo River and his meeting with, and fascination by, Mr. Kurtz, a mysterious personage who dominates the unruly inhabitants of the region. Masterly blend of adventure, character development, psychological penetration. Considered by many Conrad's finest, most enigmatic story.

Personal Thoughts: Marlow makes a comment early on in the book about London having been "one of the dark places on earth", and then begins a story of how he once took a job as captain of a river steamboat in Africa.

This books was very interesting and  very much NOT my style.  It has a powerful story in it and a lot of horrific descriptions of what the narrator was seeing and living through. The author's descriptions didn't leave much to the imagination. That being said, there was so much content, I found myself having to go back and re-read who pages just to remind myself what happened. This book was a challenge for me, but I did make my self push through it.


Recommended Age Level: 17+
Rating: 2