Author: Joseph Conrad
Publisher: Blackwood's Magazine, 1899
Number of Pages: Paperback, 96 pages
Genre: Classic Literature, Novella, Cultural - Africa
Plot: This book is all about the narrator's journey through the Congo and his travels on the Congo River.
Personal Thoughts:
Marlow makes a comment early on in the book about London having been "one of the dark places on earth", and then begins a story of how he once took a job as captain of a river steamboat in Africa.
This books was very interesting and very much NOT my style. It has a powerful story in it and a lot of horrific descriptions of what the narrator was seeing and living through. The author's descriptions didn't leave much to the imagination. That being said, there was so much content, I found myself having to go back and re-read who pages just to remind myself what happened. This book was a challenge for me, but I did make my self push through it.
Recommended Age Level: 17+
Rating: 2
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