Holy fuck, I was not expecting a Death Grip reference here.

the death grips reference was so on point. well done lad

"He excelled in one subject, Geography. So being a shitty student.." Well played, mister Sargent, well played.

What an outro! Stumbled across your channel and really enjoying your author research, as well as your mix of humour and clarity of your reviews.

IM IN YOUR AREA

The Belgium rule of the Congo was unusually brutal.

powers that b>>

Knew you liked death grips

Your choice of literature, and your reviews are on point my man. Love that you throw j Waters in there as well. Conrad, Bolano, Celine, Bowles, Didion, eclectic!

This is one I’ve been putting off for too long. I’m looking to enlist in the Coast Guard later this year, and was looking for something coming off of Stella Maris to keep myself reading. As it turns out, my next read has been sitting right there on my shelf: I’ve just been far too afraid to pick it up. Until now. Thanks a million, Cliff. ✊

You need more subscribers, this is a great channel. Awesome review as well.

Just happened to stumble upon your channel and I honestly believe you may be the best book oriented channel on the site. Nice work!

Gosh. I know a lot of people who have had to read this book for school and have just detested it.. I had never looked into it for that reason, but you've changed my mind!

Never thought I'd hear you quoting MC Ride after talking about Joseph Conrad. Actually never thought I'd hear those two names in the same video.

This was the first better than food review I ever watched

Heart of darkness was the first book that I read... I had no clue what was going on and it freaked me out. Love the almost vampiric discriptions of heads on steaks. Disturbing stuff!

Heart of Darkness is one of those books I've always known about, but I never really knew what it was about. (If you know what I mean.) It sounds great, though, so now I'll definitely have to read it. Also, I love how you work the author's history and perspective into your reviews. It really puts the work into perspective.

After you said Ernest Hemingway, I thought of Bradley Cooper's character in Silver Linings Playbook (great movie). And then I realized that you kind of look like you could be Cooper's brother! Haha well good review! I'm glad I came across your page!

Loved Brando as Kurtz.

Finished the book last winter, instantly started reading it as soon as I finished.

Good job on that British accent! Fine work. Love your reviews, I've started drinking rum while watching your videos.

thank you for this nicely explained and i must say this video is very helpful.

Good shit as always Cliff. You should read/review some Bolaño

Very good review. If you don't mind my adding another dimension to the psychological one that you explore. The tension between barbarism and civilization is one that, on a physical level, is at the core of the book. At its root, the difference and the difference between good and evil and where in the hell do those values come from. I strongly suggest reading HG Wells The Island of Dr. Moreau, who themes I would submit at parallel. Wells and Conrad by the way were pals in the late 1890's before Wells took a turn towards the Fabians, socialism, and optimism. Thanks again.

Omg i love how you review books so hilariously lol

This was one of the books that made a profound impact on me. The book gets into depth about the concepts of disillusionment, the cyclical nature of empires, the "germ of empires," the line between civilization and the jungle, and the alluring nature of evil. While Conrad's writing style is superfluous, it can make the experiences Marlowe relates more palatable; plus his ethos as a navy man really brings the river journey to life.

There was a first version of Heart of Darkness brought to the screen, it was in 1939 by Orson Welles, who unfortunately never completed the whole film for reasons, it was said, of lack of financial ressources. There is a full film called Heart of Darkness with John Malkovitch as Kurtz. The 1979 version called Apocalypse Now by Francis Ford Coppola in which there is a 'restaging' of Conrad's Heart of Darkness from the Belgian Congo to The Vietnam War. It was an adaptation including other literary works, "The Waste Land" and the "Hollow Men" of TS Eliot, the Scriptures or The Bible, also From Ritual to Romance by Jessie Weston and the Golden Bough by James G. Fazer..

Brilliant review, subscribed :)

I caught that Inanimate Sensation at the beginning bruh, don't try foolin' me

Wow, that tumblr reference hit me hard lol. You'd make a great English professor! Subscribed. This video was fun. Keep 'em coming.

Just found your channel man, I am absolutely loving it I have yet to find any other channel that tackles some heavy reading material like you do fucking awesome, plus keep up the death grips references literally making my life "Prodigal fuck that nautical teaching bitches how to swim." fuck yes XD Looking forward to more videos! Have you ever read or review (if you already have my apologies, still a fresh newbie) Irving Welsh's Trainspotting? and If you have, were you able to overcome the Scottish language of it? If already covered, I do apologize!

Not an easy book, but I enjoyed your review

great ending hahahaha. going back to the topic: i just finished the book tonight. really liked it. but am looking for some other interpretations. i really thought someone would look at it as an analogy for kurtz representing the Devil and the darkness itself being hell. I don't know. I thought of so many different things while I read, i guess opinions could go very different ways. But I liked yours, so thank you for sharing.

hi .could u help me to analyse this poem ."No master" by William H.Davies? please

i bought the book in english. i red other books in english but whis, is somehow difficult to me. i really struggle to get into it as a non native english speaker. The only way i found it "readable", is by listening at the same time the "autiobook" version of it while reading it. This way, i can get grip of it. I'm half way into it and even though i'm interested into it, i struggle to fully embrace it. something's weird with this book, i cannot understand what it is...

Are you channeling John Hurt with your British accent because that sounds exactly like him.

Joseph Conrad? In MY area?

His father's revolutionary nationalist politics are important too. Conrad's reception of them make his own fictional treatments of colonialism ambiguous. He has a pretty unblinkered view of the real reasons that Belgium went into the Congo, as he did of the rationalisations for European colonialism in general. But where in other writers that might lead to a political position against colonialism, Conrad has an extremely hostile view of revolutionary politics - as you see in The Secret Agent, Under Western Eyes, Nostromo and to an extent in Heart of Darkness too. This does not just come from viewing revolutionary politics from a distance, it's there in his own background, the inheritance of a childhood of exile. His conclusion seems to be that 'savagery' is a property of all human beings, whether they are Africans - and I do think some of the depictions in Heart of Darkness are racist - or the hypocritical colonialists who like to delude themselves that they are bringing civilisation to barbarians ("And this too has been one of the dark places of the earth").

Might of missed it, but isn’t this the story of Apocalypse Now?

Death grips references! Ah, you are my man ser!

BLOWN OUT! BASS!

Man you save my life.

I’m troubled. I read this book cold, getting it only as a result of reading a huge book on Africa by John Reader. HOD sat on my shelf for a long while, after my first reading attempt ended after only a couple of pages (“what’s the context? What’s this about?…well, maybe later…”). So recently I did a second try and committed to reading it completely. It took awhile but I finally got into the basic story line and completed the book. Still baffled, I began looking up all sorts of reviews and commentary. And then thought how much little I grasped on my solitary reading. I mostly found it an aimless and confusing book to read. So I am going to read it a second time. But my general feeling is, that I must be dumb, because I should’ve picked up a lot more reading it all by myself. There are so many opposing views on the book, I don’t even know what to believe now. But maybe I will see something new on the second reading!

Great review

making me swoon referencing death grips and talking about literature

You've got very interesting reviews. To me the best book channel yet! But! There's a hint of hatred there Cliff. I'd be careful not to let it shine through too much.

IN ANIMATE SENSE I ATION!!!! Please review some existential lit, especially sartre !!!

I didn't know Conrad attempted to kill himself! Great review man, thanks

I liked this book, but i think i hyped it up too much for myself. The pacing imo was REAALLLY slow. The first chapter, and half of the 2nd were really tough to get through for me, which is saying a lot considering it's only about 130 pages or so. Of course, once i passed that threshold, the book gets incredibly interesting and messed up. The 3rd chapter is pretty darn genius.

I'm feeling a re-read of Heart Of Darkness is coming up. I read it about 7 years ago because of Apocalypse Now and I don't think it hit me the way I wanted it to. Alot of time has passed since, had some more experience though too little still. And now it's calling me again. Love your videos man.

(Continued) ... barbarians ("And this too has been one of the dark places of the earth"). Enjoyed the video very much btw. Makes me want to read the book again.

Masterpiece.

Hey Cliff ... I know your first three numbers.

Kurtz has become a Won-Ton...

I have got a pregnant snake.

Actually, the previous Captain died because he was killed by the natives. Sort of the reverse of Kurtz.

King leopl de 2 of bealgen.

Scroll up and you’ll find a professor from Stanford U reviewing the book.

The actual, original, proper title is "THE Heart of Darkness". Very different meaning. And a better one, I dare say.

Also the horror of all humanity

Is apocalypse now loosely based on this?

Ad Astra

Conrad makes you quiet

damn itu scared me with that british thing :/

Rober

I love how about half the people on the internet get death grips references, that's honestly my favorite thing ever

I get that the setting of the book is interesting and the themes are very intelligent and revolutionary at the time but the book honestly bored me to death. Only the final third really kept my attention. I’ll have to revisit it when I’m older but personally I found it boring as hell. Don’t sue me

I'm reading this book because of your recommendation. I'm noticing many parallels between this book and 'apocalypse now'. too many to be coincidental.

If you "liked" heart of darkness, you may enjoy Headhunter by Timothy Findlay. To me, Heart of Darkness is the greatest book ever. I think book critics make too much of the theme of colonialism . It is really about the human heart: dark and impenetrable. Just discovered this channel. A very compelling list of books is making me want to read more. Thx.

good quotes man hahaha, also love to find some good review channel among all the bullshit john greene tween lovers in youtube.

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Stockholm Syndrome??????