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New York : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2020]
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LibraryThing member Stahl-Ricco
“On we crawled towards Kurtz, like a sluggish beetle, feeling very small as we penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness.”
Marlow’s tale of his trip up river into Africa. And the European greed for ivory and their disgust/disdain for the natives. It is a story I was to read in
“The Horror! The Horror!”
p.s. - The artwork in this volume is 5 stars all the way! Fantastic!!!
Marlow’s tale of his trip up river into Africa. And the European greed for ivory and their disgust/disdain for the natives. It is a story I was to read in
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12th grade, but didn't. And reading a graphic novel is hardly the same as reading the actual book. But, I did not enjoy the story at all, and doubt now that I will tackle the "real" text. It just didn't get through to me, as it seemed to avoid what it actually was about. What actually happened up there? What did Kurtz actually do? The story seems to beat around the bush, suggesting things and events, but revealing very, very little. It's pretty much how I felt when I've watched "Apocalypse Now". In both cases, Kurtz is "clearly" mad, but what actually occurred? Hmm...“The Horror! The Horror!”
p.s. - The artwork in this volume is 5 stars all the way! Fantastic!!!
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LibraryThing member villemezbrown
I read the original story decades ago, and all I really remember is that is seemed to take forever to slog through a mere 100 pages of Conrad's torturous prose.
Kuper gamely tries to adapt the work into a graphic novel, but chopping away most of Conrad's words just reveals what a thin and stupid
Two introductions to the book try to convince us why this story about violently exploitative colonialism deserves adaptation despite being rightly condemned as racist by Chinua Achebe. At best, it serves as a reminder of what evil looks like. And it is scary how many of the vile thoughts expressed here can still be found in the world today.
Kuper gamely tries to adapt the work into a graphic novel, but chopping away most of Conrad's words just reveals what a thin and stupid
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story this is. A man on a boat awaiting a tide in England tells a story about taking another boat slowly up a river in Africa to see a guy named Kurtz. The story tries to convince us how important Kurtz is and how dramatic the trip is, but everything is just awful and dull.Two introductions to the book try to convince us why this story about violently exploitative colonialism deserves adaptation despite being rightly condemned as racist by Chinua Achebe. At best, it serves as a reminder of what evil looks like. And it is scary how many of the vile thoughts expressed here can still be found in the world today.
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English
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2019
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9780393635645