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| | 1. |  | Heart of Darkness
from Prestwick House Inc.
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I was a little disappointed in the Heart of Darkness. I think mostly because I was looking for a horror story, and this story definitely was not it.
The story is supposed to be disturbing. I told Otty that I did not find the tale to be unsettling and he reminded me that I need to remember when... more info
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| | 4. | [no image] | Lord Jim
from Doubleday Books
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That title is a knock-off of Ishmael's description of Captain Ahab in Melville's Moby Dick. My guess is that Joseph Conrad never read Moby Dick. His writing career unfolded during the decades before the rediscovery of Melville. I have no doubt that Conrad would have burst with appreciation if he'd... more info
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| | 6. |  | Heart of Darkness
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"Heart of Darkness" is Joseph Conrad's nightmare vision of colonialism in the Africa of the 1890's: cynical bureaucrats - callous, incompetent, greedy and stupid to a man - exploiting the locals, spreading death and devastation - in order to squeeze profits from a miserable trade in elephant tusks;... more info
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| | 9. | [no image] | Under Western Eyes
from Cambridge University Press
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A worthy novel with some incredible psychological insights, as well as insights into the Russian character that still hold true today. I was interested when reading this book to realize that Conrad sometimes did authorial "impressions" the way Darrell Hammond does comedic impressions on SNL. Hammond... more info
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