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A slow slog. Conrad's tricky narrative deliberately does not endear his characters to the reader. Resembles Melville's Confidence Man in its challenges.
Very difficult to work at understanding the motives, language and positions of the characters without researching the third Carlist war in 1th 1870's. And frankly, that research was more informative and interesting than the jejeune characters in the novel.
— Sep 02, 2021 03:41PM
Very difficult to work at understanding the motives, language and positions of the characters without researching the third Carlist war in 1th 1870's. And frankly, that research was more informative and interesting than the jejeune characters in the novel.
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A slow slog. Conrad's tricky narrative deliberately does not endear his characters to the reader. Resembles Melville's Confidence Man in its challenges.
— Jun 16, 2021 01:52PM
