Scan barcode
poirot's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Cannibalism, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Minor: Death of parent
madmadmaddymad's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Also, I think it’s strange that he doesn’t meet Friday until more than halfway through. The book is so agonizingly slow before that, because we are alone with Robinson and his thoughts, and I can only be interested for so long in his description of the island and the various chores he takes up to survive alone. It’s like watching the film Cast Away with Tom Hanks (but boring.)
Honestly I only read it because I had a lot of guilt for skipping this one during my literature class in college. I’m not surprised it didn’t hold my interest, back then. I don’t know how I found the attention span to suffer through it, right now.
It’s good, especially for such an old book. I do respect the narrative, and the reflective themes of the prose, but I certainly didn’t enjoy it, and I don’t think it’s groundbreaking or anything.
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, and Racism
Moderate: Cannibalism and Colonisation
amavi's review
- 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
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.
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, Cannibalism, and Murder
lgw3456's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Racism and Colonisation
Minor: Cannibalism
ioannaanastpl's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation
mmonteverde's review against another edition
2.0
In the other hand, he got in so many adventures.
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Cannibalism
jolyon_l's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Racism and Slavery
Moderate: Violence, Cannibalism, and Colonisation
ember_eyes_are_for_tigers's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Cannibalism, and Religious bigotry
lifewithbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Animal death, Racism, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Colonisation