Well, this book was a toughie. There were a lot of things happening and they were major distractions I couldn't focus on one single page. The book was fine but it deserves another read to enjoy it even though it's a bit difficult to keep up with the story. The style of writing was in the frame narrative which has a story within a story and it's sometimes hard to follow. The book has a beautiful concept that crystalizes, if I could use this word, at the end. The ending was my favorite part, where Marlow, the main character, returns to the civilizations after spending time in such a cruel wild world as the Congo river. I advise people to read it only if they have the time and the energy needed to focus on reading such a complicated book. I gave two stars because I wasn't able to enjoy it, it's not the book, it's the stuff that was going on while I was reading it.