" I'm imagining the Dick Cheney review: What a looser!" Well, he is, I suppose, but don't all stories of redemption begin with losers? The issue is what you do after you fail, and Jim does a lot. Some people never find the beauty in Conrad. They see only the contrivance, and I confess to being one of them. That said, LORD JIM is not two star book, but deserves three or four. This Pocket Classics edition is unimpressive. The drawings illustrate the story, but are not compelling. The pace is slack. This is better then the Classics Illustrated comic book, but not very good at all. "
— Mike, 2/4/2014