Book info

• Title Heart of Darkness
• Author Joseph Conrad
• Year 1899
• Genre Classic

The finest of all Conrad's tales, 'Heart of Darkness' is set in an atmosphere of mystery and menace, and tells of Marlow's perilous journey up the Congo River to relieve his employer's agent, the renowned and formidable Mr Kurtz. What he sees on his journey, and his eventual encounter with Kurtz, horrify and perplex him, and call into question the very bases of civilization and human nature.

Thoughts

On the reading list, this is a classic book that I hadn’t heard of and probably wouldn’t have sought out. It’s short, but I didn’t get very far through it before I had to give up. I just didn’t know what was going on and couldn’t follow the story at all. Perhaps it’s because I was under the weather, or perhaps it was just in a style that didn’t suit me, I don’t know. Unfortunately, I didn’t get on with this one and will have to chalk it up as unfinished.

Rating: Unrated