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Book Review of Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness
Author: Joseph Conrad
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 2


Stay away from this book! Perhaps because of the time in which it was written, you'll need a dictionary to decipher practically every sentence. I had to look up literally at least one word per page, often many more. The story (because of this?) did not flow and seemed to digress more often than not. (What is it with men writing nautical journey stories and digression? Melville's _Moby Dick_, Simmons' _The Terror_?)

I know it's a classic, but honestly, save yourself the four weeks of your life and watch "Apocalypse Now" instead; it's the same thing.