tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post944068617572352815..comments2023-07-08T09:00:54.916-07:00Comments on A Common Reader: The Shadow-LineDwighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-90878122105980690322014-05-07T08:20:42.878-07:002014-05-07T08:20:42.878-07:00It had been quite a while since I read this and ha...It had been quite a while since I read this and had to read my post to remember much of the story (and is a big reason why I have the blog!). I had almost forgotten the old captain and his outlook. I think I need to revisit this again!Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-45343495397722120352014-05-01T05:59:31.604-07:002014-05-01T05:59:31.604-07:00Very nice reading. There's an odd malignity to...Very nice reading. There's an odd malignity to the dead old Captain whose commission our narrator assumes. He wished to sink the ship and take "all hands" with him. The young commander's objective is the Indian Ocean, but he's becalmed in the Gulf of Siam (shallow waters). Someone should check and see if the pilot of MH370 has Conrad's The Shadow-line on his shelves.tlieftephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03528161275855283721noreply@blogger.com