Nostromo (Abridged) Audiobook

" A challenging book to listen to. The author uses a lot of detail which is at times hard to follow. This book would be better in hand read than in audiobook. "

" If this hadn't been narrated by Frank Muller (RIP) I wouldn't have finished it. It's not all Conrad's fault: I started out not liking Conrad (which might be his fault) and just enjoying Muller's voice, and then I realized I had no idea WTF was going on and didn't care. "

" Started off a bit slow, especially since I love Conrad, however grew to be a great book. Funny how many different areas of the world, fictional or no, these seaside stories take place. SE Asia, Africa, S America. Must read for Conrad fans. "

" Interesting book. I had higher expectations because I loved Conrad's Under Western Eyes. This was heralded as Conrad's War and Peace. It was long like War and Peace but to mention it in the same breath as that heightened expectations which left me disappointed. "

" Business first, humaity last. Suffering. Death. Resolution, of sort. Good story. "

" I feel as though I've read a few books rolled into "Nostromo" while trying to battle my way through this book. At first I found the writing beautiful and engaging, but then a fourth of the way through, the novel fell flat. I read that Conrad had a ghost writer named Ford Madox Ford who pushed through what was supposed to be a short story and shoved it on its way to becoming a paperback re-edition in 465 pages that landed in my path. Then when my patience was about exhausted, suddenly better prose showed up again. I continued my way through this novel, but at one point I was beginning to think, "Am I reading 'Gone with the Wind'?" No it wasn't my imagination, the book takes on a distinct Mitchell flavor and a good dose of western imperialism in the story and the perspective of the story, but it was written well before Mitchell's best seller. I enjoyed reading "Gone with the Wind" when I was a teenager and I think I would have liked this book back then too, after all I enjoyed Dumas (translated). There are fans of this book, even one who has made an entire website dedicated to "Nostromo" (really, I kid you not - google and check it out) and the BBC made a costume drama out of it. The book definitely has something romantic and attractive to it, and some good writing too here and there but unfortunately I read it decades too late. "

" Lengthy, but occasional moments of brilliant writing. The chapter of Nostromo's gold laden boat passing the military freighter on the windless night is writing at its finest. "

" Read this with Marquez'es Love in the time of Cholera they have many parallels. "

" Dense, difficult, wordy. Unimpressed. Quit 1/3 through. "

" Conrad at his best... a must read for anyone interested in Latin American history. "

" The book was alright. I wasn't jumping for you because part of it was difficult to follow. "

" not my favorite but conrad "

" still excellent writing, although a bit more archaic than his other ones "

" This book took me forever and a day to read, but it was worth it. I liked it a lot. I bought the movie version (on VHS) afterwards. That decision was mainly due to the fact that Colin Firth was in it!!!! "

" This is a very long story. I figure most people probably will never finish it. To me it was very interesting, Conrads everyman Anti-hero! Nostromo! Nostromo! Who is Nostromo? I liked it and would recommend it to anyone who likes Conrad. "

" This was the most difficult Conrad for me. Which means it was still one of the best books I've read. "

" This book could have been fabulous - but there was too much "blah, blah, blah" and not enough action. Perhaps if it had only been half as long, it would have gotten 4-5 stars from me. "

" Very Good Book! I can see several storylines lifted from this novel and used by other writers. So I call it a must read as a Creative Filter before a complement is given to other writers. "

" Total Rating: 3 of 10Characters: 0 of 2Themes/Symbols: 1 of 2Plot: 0 of 2Prose: 2 of 2Wider Influence: 0 of 2 "

" Holy crap, this was a tough read but well worth it. "

" Not an easy book to get into, nor to keep reading once you're into it. But it does pick up steam eventually, and I appreciate its Modernist impulse. "

" The book was alright. I wasn't jumping for you because part of it was difficult to follow. "

" Read this book in 2006. Don't recall at all. "

" Although a gripping story at times filled with romantic drama, Conrad’s vision seems a bit blurred here. One doesn’t know quite how to feel at the end—that what seem great heroic deeds always have their funny backstories? "