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The Rescue by Joseph Conrad

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The Rescue
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Joseph Conrad

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Lucy's review

Feb 25, 2014

it was amazing

As is usual with Conrad (this is my penultimate novel of his) the beginning is confusing, you start to wonder if you are going to get into this one, and suddenly about a third of the way through you are totally hooked. It is tremendously detailed in both descriptions of what happens and of what the characters are thinking. The 'minor' characters are drawn with as much care as the major, with the truly appalling Travers and the faithful Jaffir. Being Conrad, it doesn't end well - that shouldn't be a spoiler - as far as plot goes, but the writing! Those last few lines must be among the best ever. I can't recommend it highly enough - I have one more full novel to read, and then I'm going to go back to Almayer's Folly and just read them All Over Again.

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February 25, 2014 –Started Reading

February 25, 2014 – Shelved

March 15, 2014 –Finished Reading

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