

[***Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad Goodreads link to book***](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4900.Heart_of_Darkness)

**Goodreads book blurb:** 

*Heart of Darkness*, a novel by Joseph Conrad, was originally a three-part series in Blackwood's Magazine in 1899. It is a story within a story, following a character named Charlie Marlow, who recounts his adventure to a group of men onboard an anchored ship. The story told is of his early life as a ferry boat captain. Although his job was to transport ivory downriver, Charlie develops an interest in investing an ivory procurement agent, Kurtz, who is employed by the government. Preceded by his reputation as a brilliant emissary of progress, Kurtz has now established himself as a god among the natives in “one of the darkest places on earth.” Marlow suspects something else of Kurtz: he has gone mad.  
  
A reflection on corruptive European colonialism and a journey into the nightmare psyche of one of the corrupted, *Heart of Darkness* is considered one of the most influential works ever written.

**Super mini review:** 

**A Dark Journey**

Definitely a dark, powerful and thought-provoking novel. Its atmosphere and exploration of human nature made it an unsettling read. An interesting note about this book is that the famous film *Apocalypse Now* was loosely inspired by this story.

  
[***Apocalypse Now Wikipedia link***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalypse_Now#:~:text=Apocalypse%20Now%20is%20a%201979,Distributed%20by)

A Dark Journey... Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad