Heart of Darkness

I'm pretty confused by this book.  Because nearly the whole thing was written as one long monologue it was written very randomly.  Thoughts seemed to come from nowhere and leave quickly; it was very much a train of thought.  I'm just amazed at how he built up Kurtz.  He started off being a figure others looked up too.  Then, he became an amazing man that the narrator loved too.  But he was also a mysterious, crazy man; one who didn't want to leave a land of savages. Then, he just dies.  After that, we found out he was in love...or she was in love with him.  Who knows.  Kurtz was an odd, impressive man.  So was the story...odd, but impressive and somehow mesmerizing as you tried to figure out the mental state of these men.