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simo72's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation
and_so_it_goes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Colonisation
Moderate: Genocide, Slavery, Violence, and Cannibalism
arkeith85's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
- I got the version that has an intro from Karen Swallow Prior bc I knew I’d need some extra help understanding this book, and I was totally right. Her intro gave me context into the author and where it fits in history. Basically, the first part is narrated an unnamed guy in a boat with a few other guys in a boat just floating away. Then, one of the other guys, Marlowe, tells the longest story ever about his trip into Africa as colonizer going to colonize - or civilize as they said - Africa. He is racist and prejudiced, a product of his own time, but he did question his role as the colonizer as his story meandered on and on.
- The story gave a lot of “what men will do instead of going to therapy” vibes. Seems like Conrad (the author) had a lot of questions and feelings that he needed to process and did it by writing a book about a man who also had a lot of questions and feelings. Conrad wrote the book as three installments to be published in the newspapers so the book is just three long parts. Also, the book isnt long, it just feels long.
- I didn’t love this, but I didn’t intend to. It was a good discipline to read something that wasn’t an easy read for me.
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, and Colonisation
puckman30's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Abandonment, and Colonisation
Moderate: Death and Violence
Minor: Cannibalism and Abandonment
puppygirl_cryptid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Although I can’t denied, the story is masterfully written and well narrated in the audiobook I listened to. It wasn’t this particular one, but the one I found on Spotify had absolutely no voice actor credits and I couldn’t be bothered to search for another hour to find whoever narrated that version. (For anyone interested, it’s the one with a black-and white cover uploaded during the July of 2023.
Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, and Trafficking
Moderate: Terminal illness
Minor: Sexism
ekgranstro's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cannibalism
whatmckennareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, and Colonisation
hjb_128's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Colonisation
Moderate: Genocide, Slavery, Violence, and Grief
Minor: Misogyny and Sexism
pbella3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
randofos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Violence