This is my first Joseph Conrad book, and the beginning part of it was fascinating. Reminded me of a classic movie from the 60's in black and white - stark, strong characters, sparse but weighty dialogue, beautiful settings. But after that, I really lost interest. I don't know why I cared about Nostromo, and the writing seemed pretty regressive. To be perfectly honest, I don't remember much of the book other than the fact that I truly hated the ending, and once I saw where it was going I rolled my eyes for the next 50 pages.

In short, some of it is nice but overall, pretty forgettable.