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aceofcase's review against another edition
5.0
I’ve never wanted to be someone’s best friend more in my entire life.
expatally's review against another edition
3.0
Wow! This woman had more children, more husbands, and got herself into more trouble than probably any other protagonist. Glad I read it, but not one of my favorite classics-just didn't pull me in like some of the other classics with women protagonists. However, I was impressed with Moll's ability to more than get by as a woman during a time when this was all but impossible.
linaleigh's review against another edition
2.0
Having read Roxana first (although Moll Flanders was written first), I found this too similar to Roxana. And Moll Flanders fixes herself and goes on to live a prosperous life of good behavior. I enjoyed Roxana infinitely more for being a stronger woman.
hagbard_celine's review against another edition
3.0
It's wild that this was written in 1722. It's oddly... progressive? Also, I love that Moll can't be bothered to mention any of her children for longer than it takes to dispose of them.
musicdeepdive's review against another edition
4.0
I honestly thought the character of Moll was a lot more fleshed out than most are giving her credit for, as well as more sympathetic.
imogenrobinson__'s review against another edition
1.0
Pretty boring. I didn't enjoy reading it, but it's fascinating to see how the novel began. Really strong, powerful female voice for such a dusty old book. I like that Defoe leaves it up to the reader to decide if Moll is a victim of her circumstances or whether she is the cause of her own problems. I believe he's trying to convey how easy it was for women to end up in really difficult positions back then, especially if they weren't born wealthy, and why many resorted to selling their bodies.
dani7silver's review against another edition
5.0
Damn, Moll Flanders slaps. Daniel Defoe really knows how to keep his audience turning those pages, which is surprisingly still true almost 300 years later. After reading Robinson Crusoe in the Cambridge University Library almost three years ago, I kinda wanted to get into more of Defoe's works. I knew I was going to enjoy this book from the synopsis and I'm glad I picked it up.
storywarden's review against another edition
3.0
really... the first few discs were quite entertaining and the narrator does a wonderful job. The second half of the book was just too much. The end tied it all together, but I was still wishing the story had ended on disc 5 rather than disc 11.
noa_swennen's review against another edition
1.0
I hated every second, every word of it! It took me almost two months to finish this book.
I mean the story is okay-ish, but oh my... The language... It's just awfully written, sentences with more than three sub-clauses should be prohibited!
I mean the story is okay-ish, but oh my... The language... It's just awfully written, sentences with more than three sub-clauses should be prohibited!