Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad: Book Review

 (Book Review--Classics, Reread)

Started: May 22, 2025

This is a reread.  I originally read it  in college--as I mentioned before on this blog here and here. However, since this is my first time reviewing this book on this blog, according to my new rules, it gets a video only review.

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad: Book Review

Links to stuff mentioned:

* My review of The Scramble for Africa by Thomas Pakenham: https://youtu.be/oy8fySdy4zw

Here is the exact quote from Joseph Conrad in The Scramble for Africa that I somewhat muddled in the video: “It is an extraordinary thing that the conscience of Europe which seventy years ago has put down the slave trade on humanitarian grounds tolerates the Congo State today. It is as if the moral clock had been put back.”

Related playlists: 

* Books I read in 2025: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7Fev7Uv6_tzuSf84LtYwQu&si=Im1rdozRXrgGnr99

* Book Reviews Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x7dao6py7ODX_PkUvrAEch7&si=EJ7CG8iO9IouNaYY

* The Classics Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x53EsuWSZ-z0uFGL_0Jl6F1&si=w_vqZaUj03aL-yEB

* Rereads Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x5dMXnK5v4Yc7a8MF5p32Bx&si=HJZkQ7gk8J-EXB9f

* Literature Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOY-0V_l_9x4PjU8NX0_OGClFlA44DpdS&si=2x2pIzH3YCj-hcmI

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