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Been quite a while since I’ve read any Conrad. In fact, I started this back in about 2006 but never finished it. This time, I listened to it on Librivox and let someone else do the hard work for me.
Important book because of the century that followed when it was written. At the time it was published, organized groups of anarchists/terrorists were just getting started. To capture this moment in novel form makes this a much more important book now than when it was first written. That’s a sign of a ...more
Important book because of the century that followed when it was written. At the time it was published, organized groups of anarchists/terrorists were just getting started. To capture this moment in novel form makes this a much more important book now than when it was first written. That’s a sign of a ...more
I had trouble getting into this book. Its very dense, and there's a lot of talk about anarchy that went right over my head. I guess back in the 1800's Anarchists were the terrorists of the day.
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That being said, I did enjoy the buildup of the death of Verloc. In fact, his death, plus that of Stevie's, plus the ridiculousness of the whole bomb plot were so out there I wonder if they weren't meant as satire. The 10 page build-up to killing Verloc was golden though. ...more
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That being said, I did enjoy the buildup of the death of Verloc. In fact, his death, plus that of Stevie's, plus the ridiculousness of the whole bomb plot were so out there I wonder if they weren't meant as satire. The 10 page build-up to killing Verloc was golden though. ...more
Nearly full pictire of a society - anarchists, loyal wives, police officers. Main charcter, Verloc, lazy anarchist, who is on police pay list, is persueded to organize a bloody action. Rather good read, if you like Joseph Conrad.
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