Reviews with content warning for Racism - Robinson Crusoe

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Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

43 reviews

amavi's review

slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

This book would be for someone who is in the mood for something boring ☺️
The main character ia the most arrogant person you'll encounter, somehow he's the servant of God but gets off from everyone bowing down to him and calling him Master.
I think that children could like this, as it is(or should be) at it's core an adventurous novel. I unfortunately didn't lik it, didn't get anything from it, disliked Crusoe almost passionately, this man is an idiot. I won't even start with the racism that is present pretty much constantly.

this man literally went off multiple times on the Spanish and how awful they were but he deadass got stranded on the island cause he wanted to go slave catching, I can't make this shit up

I don't think the book itself was poorly written, the character was awful

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maxinebrigue's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging informative slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

There is racism that is threaded throughout the novel

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lgw3456's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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ioannaanastpl's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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jolyon_l's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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izzy_crawford's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

Really just purchased this to read for childhood sentimental purposes.

But honestly a bit disappointed. Basically half the book is spent going into detail about the things he builds on the island (felt more like I was reminiscing my childhood with Bob the builder) and overall it was just really boring. For a book under 300 pages the time in which it took me to finish it should be evidence enough of how boring I found it.

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