tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post3641218083993080151..comments2024-02-25T19:19:39.854+11:00Comments on I prefer reading: Almayer's Folly - Joseph Conradlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-68587291349451404942011-04-22T18:46:05.743+10:002011-04-22T18:46:05.743+10:00Annie, I would have expected to enjoy Conrad's...Annie, I would have expected to enjoy Conrad's European novels more than this one as nearly everything I read is set in Europe, mostly Britain, but I was pleasantly surprised. That's what I mean about reading groups giving me a push sometimes. I try to read everything the 19th century group chooses & now with my e-reader, they're usually availble to download for free so if I don't enjoy a book, I haven't wasted any money on it & I can delete it. There haven't been many of their choices that I haven't enjoyed on some level. They're certainly stretching my perceptions of 19th century literature.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-521280523170641332011-04-22T17:38:42.093+10:002011-04-22T17:38:42.093+10:00Perhaps I should give this a try. Like you I have...Perhaps I should give this a try. Like you I have had real problems with Conrad in the past. I read 'Heart of Darkness' because a fellow postgrad was writing her Masters thesis on it and I wanted to be able to talk to her about it. It was a slog and that perhaps coloured my later attempt at 'Nostromo'. After that I gave up. Maybe I should schedule it myself for one of my book groups just to make me try again.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966461711132186974noreply@blogger.com