The Nigger Of The Narcissus
by Joseph Conrad
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Author: Joseph ConradEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-06-30
ISBN: 1419175602
Number of pages: 112
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
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Book Review: What a relief!
Summary: 3 Stars
Style - 4/5
Plot - 3/5
Readability - 3/5
After what I considered to be the dull and boring story of "Heart of Darkness" I nearly never picked up a Joseph Conrad book again. This was the second of his works that I read and I'm glad to say that the second chance I gave to JC paid off.
What particularly struck me about this story was the way it was written in the first person without the narrator being one of the main characters. He is very much an observer in the background and this style works very well.
The story itself is an interesting look at whether there is any ground to the superstitions of sailors or if it is all just one big coincidence.
As with "Heart of Darkness" (and, I have since discovered, a lot of other JC works) there are a lot of very long paragraphs, which don't help the narrative to flow very freely, but they do add to the feeling of the loneliness and boredom of a long sea voyage.
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