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3.17 AVERAGE
3.17 AVERAGE
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
This is a classic story that was written so long ago that you cannot compare it to today's literature. The brilliance of Daniel Defoe shows through the story of Robinson Crusoe. When you read classics you have to read them through the eyes of the time period to get how the story developed. I know some think it has slow parts but this book was done in a time period where there was not any big publisher companies with editors ect. Robinson Crusoe being stranded on a deserted island and his adventure. I know personally as a child I adventured in my mind to what it would be like to be stranded on an island like in Gilligan's Isle show. So reading this book from that perspective it comes alive and paced at times slower then today's stories but it is perfect for this classic.
I didn't expect to love this book, but I did. I connected deeply with the character of Crusoe. I really think I learned a lot from the themes of isolation, self-ownership, and self-confidence. I found the adventure aspect of the book genuinely thrilling, and I also greatly enjoyed the whole process of Robinson taking simple raw materials and building some amazing things.
The prose style, including lack of chapter breaks, is definitely different from that of modern novels, and I can see where it would be a roadblock to a lot of the people. Once I got into it though, I personally didn't mind it, and even came to like the unfamiliar style. The racial and gender politics are harder to get over and often painfully cringe-worthy. But if you can mentally cordon them off as artifacts of the time period, you can focus on the human story at the root of the novel.
It's not for everyone, but I enjoyed this book profoundly.
The prose style, including lack of chapter breaks, is definitely different from that of modern novels, and I can see where it would be a roadblock to a lot of the people. Once I got into it though, I personally didn't mind it, and even came to like the unfamiliar style. The racial and gender politics are harder to get over and often painfully cringe-worthy. But if you can mentally cordon them off as artifacts of the time period, you can focus on the human story at the root of the novel.
It's not for everyone, but I enjoyed this book profoundly.
A book written that long ago, yet reads like something from much more recent times. So much so, that many forget the book's historical context and judge it by today's standards.
And that is quite an accomplishment.
And that is quite an accomplishment.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
adventurous
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No