Oxford World's Classics Heart of Darkness and Other Tales, (Paperback)

from Snukes

I read this as part of a research project, along with watching Apocalypse Now (Redux - big mistake) and reading King Leopold's Ghost. Really really fascinating. The quotes within quotes within quotes occasionally got to be baffling, but the story was very compelling.

from rores28

Interesting idea and themes. Form of the novel consistent with themes of darkness/haziness of morals etc. In the end the prose style was just a little annoying for me

from Carmenere

Quick, someone, lend me a flashlight. I have just finished reading Joseph Conrad's [Heart of Darkness] and I can't see for the density of Conrad's prose. Let me explain. Marlow is a seaman. His current ship, The Nellie, is stranded on the Thames due to the tide and absence of wind. He takes this ...

from emmyson

I originally read this as a junior in high school, and hated it. In fact, this is the only book I've ever destroyed. I had a nice little bonfire with it. Fast forward 14 years...I had to read this for a class at ISU this semester. I read it with a completely different world view than I had as a t...

from SandDune

With only 84 pages this is very much a novella, rather than a novel, but into those 84 pages Conrad fits such a lot. There is more to think or argue about in these few pages than in most books that are five times its length or longer... Heart of Darkness starts as a simple traveller's tale as the...