“summerfly! high time too! said: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is a book with stories and words just rolling around and around, which seem to have difficulty finding the proper line up!! To many hidden meanings, too much forward thinking for me! I am not a fan of stories within stories no stars .. and ya... I can be hard like that sometimes!
Kate MacDonald said: Hardest book I've read in years.
"Droll thing life is - that mysterious arrangement of merciless logic for a futile purpose. The most you can holpe from it is some knowledge of yourself - that comes too late - a crop of unextinguishable regrets."
blackadder said: I thought this was a so-so story. I really couldn't get into the story line because of the writing style. 2/5*
Brad B said: Quite possibly the hardest book I've ever finished (note I said finished - not attempted to read, there are lots of those) I've attempted to read this book for years and could never get past page 4, this time I decided to try audio. I am trapped in a car, the tape is playing - I got past page 4 and rather enjoyed it. I wasn't too sure of what I was listening to half the time, so when I got home each night I would sit down with the book and Sparknotes to try to comprehend what I listened to earlier in the day. There was a lot involved in this one, but since it is a classic, it was worth my time to finally come to a basic understanding of all of Conrad's symbolism and writing style. I don't read all fluff and this book was tough - so if you plan on reading it, make sure you set aside a nice, quiet place and plenty of time to try to comprehend what you read - rating: 4/5 -”