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Anyone Want to read the Heart of Darkness?

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Dark Muse
, 07-21-2010 at 03:21 PM (1394 Views)
Becasue sometimes posts in the author threads can get over looked, I am reposting this here in my blog as well.

As some people may know from previous comments I have made I am to say the least a bit ambivalent about Conrad, I am trying to be good and not judge him based upon just one reading experience, but I had attempted to read Lord Jim and I could not get into the writing and found the story difficult to follow and eventually had to give up on the book.

I have allowed myself to be convinced to give him another chance, but I am in no hurry to revisit Lord Jim again, and I have not very long ago finished reading "The God of Small Things" which makes several references to the Heart of Darkness which roused my intrigue and put me in the mood to attempt this book.

Because of the difficulties I had with Lord Jim and my apprehensions about the author I thought it would be beneficial to me if I could read this book with the support of a discussion group.

So I was wondering if anyone would be interested in a discussion of "The Heart of Darkness?

I plan to start reading the book in August.

Here is the link to the thread I started for the book:
http://www.online-literature.com/for...841#post925841
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  1. qimissung's Avatar
    I've got the book and have planned to read it sometime, so I'll give it a shot. I think culturally it's an important book, and in any event it's short.

    How did you like "God of Small Things"? I got it cheaply, but I don't think I can read it.
  2. Dark Muse's Avatar
    I really liked it, the first chapter I found a bit difficult, but once I got passed that, I thought it was excellent and very captivating.

    Haha yes because of the shortness of Heart of Darkness I thought it would be a good one to read on vacation.
  3. Virgil's Avatar
    I have read it many times. It's one of the great ones for me. I can't read it again now, but I'll try to stop by and add my two cents to the discussion.
  4. Dark Muse's Avatar
    LOL well at the very least if I get confused like I did in my attempt to read Lord Jim, I can use you as a reference.
  5. Virgil's Avatar
    Ok.
  6. OrphanPip's Avatar
    I like The Heart of Darkness, but it can be very dense in parts. It's an interesting and important novel, if not one I personally find all that enjoyable to read at times.
  7. MUMUKSHA's Avatar
    I read it quite a few years back. I had almost rushed through it then. Hardly anything of it is left in my memory. I would like to go back to it. I would be very interested in the discussion. Some of the themes in it interest me a lot.