/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.10318312]

wtf, just finished Heart of Darkness, nobody told me it was going to be this good. this is top 5 prose i've ever read 2bqh? where to next? Also what the fuck did he mean by using the same words over and over agai ?

[Anonymous No.10318347]

>>10318312
Nigger of the Narcissus was even better than Darkness in my opinion

[Anonymous No.10318359]

>>10318347
I already have Victory: an Island Tale and the Secret Agent; should I resume with what you said first?

[Anonymous No.10318368]

>>10318359
I've never read anything bad by Conrad and his works are usually short so there's no wrong order. Secret Agent is great too

[Anonymous No.10318386]

>>10318312
Try Nostromo

[Anonymous No.10318658]

It's poor prose. Conrad never advanced past needing crutches in the form of certain set phrases and cheap platitudes imo.
Captain Marryat is much better.

[Anonymous No.10318669]

Conrad's prose isn't really that good because English was like his 3rd language or so, but HoD is a great book. Very much what Nabby would call "literature of ideas" but I don't think that's a bad thing and I think Conrad's ideas are worth reading.

[Anonymous No.10318676]

>>10318312
One of the few endings to books I'd describe as truly kino. Shakespeare's plays get a pass because of how tight the 5 Act structure is written

[Anonymous No.10318686]

>>10318676
>One of the few endings to books I'd describe as truly kino.

[Anonymous No.10318822]

>>10318669
i meant top 5 of works in prose

[Anonymous No.10318829]

>>10318686
Not him but HoD's ending pretty much fits within the definition of the kino meme

[Anonymous No.10318844]

Lord Jim is rad and also based on a true story

[Anonymous No.10318854]

>>10318829
Someone should really adapt it

[Anonymous No.10318886]

>>10318854
You jest but an actual adaptation of the novel in its original setting would be really cool not gonna lie