Under Western Eyes (Classic Reprint)

from pessoanongrata

V.S. Naipaul couldn't have put it better when describing the merit of this book (paraphrased): The novel begins with the promise of Dostoevskian themes, but trails off into analysis. But those first one-hundred pages: six stars. Amazing...

from mahallett

a great story which i wish someone else had written. i found conrad very hard to follow.

from m.belljackson

Joseph Conrad is a master of imprinting settings and characters whose minds and appearances are both vivid and demanding. Unfortunately, in Under Western Eyes, none of the characters inspire compassion or much interest. Worse still, the plot drags on and on with scant suspense and a patchy and un...

from eldang

The thing you have to be prepared for when reading Conrad's political novels, is that he was writing 100 years ago and a disturbing amount of what he portrays fits the present day, and probably always will. I suppose I should see this as the mark of a talented author--he's really just describing ...

from eldang

The thing you have to be prepared for when reading Conrad's political novels, is that he was writing 100 years ago and a disturbing amount of what he portrays fits the present day, and probably always will. I suppose I should see this as the mark of a talented author--he's really just describing ...