Reviews

Crusoe's Daughter by Jane Gardam

mjoa's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I did read it to the end and was rewarded for having done so. But it was hard to keep going sometimes. 

ellenlovre's review

reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

m0rb's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.75

I love Polly Flint! Similar vibes to Arabella from The Female Quixote.

motions1ckn3ss's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

kelbi's review against another edition

4.0

Very unusual and clever. I enjoyed it. She is a quirky writer who may not be everyone's taste

melissascozycorner's review against another edition

1.0

DTF
So, I don’t stop reading books very often, but sometimes, I just can’t get myself to finish it.
I started this novel thinking it would be entertaining. A young women growing up in a lighthouse and there she stayed for 80 years. And that is it.
You don’t have to read it.
That is it.
I feel terrible, I really wanted to finish this novel, but I got half way through and just couldn’t do it. I even posted on instagram and asked if I should push, but most people said it is not worth reading a novel that you are just not interested in.
So, what are your thoughts, should I have finished it?

leoniee_04's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

foggy_rosamund's review against another edition

4.0

In 1906, Polly Flint's father leaves her in the care of two elderly aunts in a large house on a windswept coast. For the rest of her life, this house is central to Polly's existence. She compares herself to Robinson Crusoe, marooned in a house instead of on an island, and not entirely sure which century she belongs to. But Polly's life isn't static: she falls in love, she meets writers and artists, she takes in refugees, and her life is full of huge tragedies and small despairs. Polly is an utterly believable heroine, often acting against her own best interest, and yet trying her hardest. The world in which she lives is full of tragedies: the death of children, the loss of companionship, the loneliness of existence, and yet richly populated by literature, reading and the imagination. Friendship and love appear in unexpected places, and class or social barriers quickly break down. This a strange and moving book, with a strong narrative voice and a believable central character. Both deeply melancholy and strangely optimistic, I enjoyed it.

13alexandra13's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

ellemir's review against another edition

3.0

Das Buch hat mich wirklich fasziniert - allerdings fand ich es nicht einfach zu lesen. Einige der Figuren bleiben eher rätselhaft, weil sie aus dem unzuverlässigen Blickwinkel einer kindlichen Erzählerin beschrieben werden, andere werden einfach zu knapp geschildert.

Ich werde sicher weitere Bücher der Autorin ausprobieren, allerdings habe ich mir von diesem echt mehr versprochen.