Reviews

The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

currents_convulsive's review against another edition

1.0

THERE. IS. SO. MUCH. RAPE.

YOU CAN WRITE A GOOD STORY WITHOUT THAT MUCH RAPE.

mawar12's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

I didn't like that Robinson had such superiority complex with China and thinks Europe is better. the fact that Tatars suddenly got really underpowered in this novel too, like how are they having harder time with the natives compared to the Tatars? it makes no sense to me. and I hated how Robinson Crusoe's crew burnt down and killed the innocent women and just watch as they burned as if killing one man tht literally started the mischief suddenly justify acting like an  animal and  worth burning a village for. why can't they just kill the one that killed the guy and leave the women , children and innocents alone? at least the main character had sense to oppose it.  
there's a lot of Christian supremacy in this novel for no reason at all , the fact that the main character was feeling relieved to be in Christian lands too, I was like "excuse me?". 

I do like the adventures tht were detailed and it's interesting to look at the world in 1700s in this book so I do give the writer credit for that though.

maeclegg's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

1.0

vessy's review against another edition

2.0

10 años más de Crusoe, la verdad que no es tan interesante como la primera aventura pero está muy bien representado el papel de viejo choto de 60 hinchapelotas y convertido a la religión cristiana, no lo recomiendo a menos que quieras recordar a tu abuelo facho

jbarr5's review against another edition

4.0

The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Liked reading this book as we have often watched TV series about the escapades of this man and his servant Friday.
So adventurous and fascinates me as to how he can survive and keep protected with no weapons to speak of. Loved the journey this book took me on.
All corners of the world and how they were able to live in the areas by bartering and how they protected themselves with the knowledge they gained from others.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).

alexlaurelhoffman's review against another edition

2.0

This was actually part of my very old copy of Robinson Crusoe, which meant that the book seemed way longer than anticipated. The first half was much more interesting than the second, in my opinion. The interaction between Robinson Crusoe and Friday was one of the most fascinating parts for me.

ajitate's review against another edition

3.0

Compared to the first volume, a little less on practicalities and more on civilising the savage to Christianity, which was a bit of a bore, but still very interesting and indicative of the times.

On the quality of this edition though, absolute rubbish, and I nearly went blind reading its tiny font. A decent edition of this book should be about three hundred pages and this was crammed into 158. Sadly these print on demand copies of work free of copyright don't get a lot of editing for quality, I don't think.

krispijn's review against another edition

3.0

Obviously suffering from sequelitis (the sequel being way poorer compared to the original), but points added for providing an insight into the Western view of the world in the 17th century.

arquero's review against another edition

2.0

The mad colonizer's adventures continue. This time he puts on a merchant's hat and heads to the East. On his way to the glory,
- he participates in tit-for-tat fighting and a resulting massacre of the Malagasy
- then instigates a pagan revolt in the Russian hinterland by desecrating a local idol
- and consequently hides from the ensuing retaliation while threatening his fellow travelers at the hands of the angered heathen army.

mangoalien's review against another edition

1.0

This felt like a huge waste of time!

I enjoyed the first Robinson Crusoe novel but this was literally just him talking about how he hates everyone who isn't a white Christian for the whole novel. Don't recommend.