I appreciate the point that Joseph Conrad was trying to make about mankind, the dark side of humanity, and loneliness, but I just have to say that doesn't make it any less depressing. I really didn't enjoy this book. I like books that make me happy, and while I have to admit to liking tragedies by Shakespeare, to me there's a difference. I don't know what it is, but I know that this book was probably my least favorite book that I read in AP English my senior year. Maybe. Metamorphosis, The Stranger, and Invisible Man were close as well. I just didn't really like much that I read that year, but like I said, I like books that make me happy and give good closure. So, basically I'm not a huge fan of philosophical type books.
We read this my jr year in HS, and I don't remember anything about it besides that I hated it. I think the only book I hated more was "The Stranger" by Albert Camus. I don't really remember much about either book, besides the feelings I had while reading them, and HATE towards the literature is the feeling I remember.
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