Penguin Classics Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard, (Paperback)

from eldang

After a year of false starts, I finally admitted I just couldn't get into this book. It's strange because I've loved a lot of Conrad's work, and I certainly see the same beauty of writing here, but this one just wasn't grabbing me. I don't know if it's the slower pace than most of his (but his ot...

from Juva

The writing in this novel is beautiful, but for some reason, it just couldn't keep my attention. The prose is tight and expressive, but I couldn't keep the names of the characters straight and was always looking up crib-notes online to figure out what was going on. My mind would wander and when I...

from eldang

After a year of false starts, I finally admitted I just couldn't get into this book. It's strange because I've loved a lot of Conrad's work, and I certainly see the same beauty of writing here, but this one just wasn't grabbing me. I don't know if it's the slower pace than most of his (but his ot...

from RoseCityReader

Although this one took me a long time to finish, I really enjoyed it. It may be my favorite of the four Conrad books on the Modern Library's list of Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century -- maybe tied with The Secret Agent, which I also liked. Nostromo starts off interestingly enough, setting the st...

from BayardUS

I thought it a strange choice for Conrad to name this book Nostromo, as I found that character to be particularly problematic. He plays a very minor role in the beginning half of this novel, though the title makes clear that his role will not stay so confined forever. In this early segment people...