Heart of Darkness

Herz der Finsternis: Männer aus Europa müssen sich im Angesicht kolonialer Erschließung des afrikanischen Kontinents verschiedenen Unternehmungen stellen sowie den finsteren, bösen Seelenkräften, die unter den Bedingungen völlig grenzenloser Machtentfaltung schrankenlos gedeihen. Die Einnahme Afrika......more

Go and watch Apocalypse Now again, you haven't for a while. As an added bonus, you won't have to drag yourself through this one as it's functionally the same story but harder to follow and without Flight of the Valkyries.......more

Joseph Conrad brings discord to our household. For thirty years or more he has been one of my favourite authors, but my partner can’t abide him. She says he disregards women and his works too often read as though they are a bad translation from the French. It is true there are not that many notable......more

I read and reviewed each of the three novellas in here separately, so this is really just for my own records. The 3 star rating is an average of the individual ratings: both "The End of the Tether" (which has excellent characterisation and is the pick of the bunch) and "Youth" (unintentionally funny......more

Youth is a spectacular short story. The writing, particularly at the end is breathtaking. This was a huge, wistful treat for me. Heart of Darkness, obviously big, exceptional, read it many times before. The End of the Tether I couldn't finish. This is a smart grouping of stories and it's revealing t......more