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Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Guy Pocock

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cristamajo's review against another edition

3.0

I could give this a long review but I won't. Wanna know why? Because I have little to no thoughts on this. I WAS BORED OKAY. Crusoe's relationship with God and the fact that he was an unreliable narrator/vessel for 18th century British war propaganda was fine and interesting, but goober almighty I actually don't care that he grew grapes on an island and they tasted sour. would rather rewatch Halloween Kills in an empty theatre in handcuffs then read this again

lilycartier's review against another edition

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2.5

I appreciate what it’s done for the literary canon but it is dense

nadss's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging inspiring slow-paced

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

2.5

Content Warnings

ladyphoenixqueen's review against another edition

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2.0

Decent storyline, but way overly detailed. And the abhorrent white supremacy and narcissism was really hard to look past.

wcharliebrown's review against another edition

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slow-paced

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

dnf at 20%

currents_convulsive's review against another edition

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1.0

Really, really flat-out bad.
It's unfortunate that this is one of the oldest surviving English stories. The protagonist has little to no redeeming qualities, had survival handed to him on a silver platter - he had a servant and all the shipwreck's supplies, for god's sake - and more than half the book is a tedious pro/con list about what he should and should not do.
There's next to no emphasis on plot, and the whole book is just plain and preachy, with next to no actual emotion in it. The only thing shown in this book are Robinson's piety, luck and racism. I know we shouldn't look at ild books using modern morals, but I was painfully, painfully bored.
I would overlook the colonial overtones if there was anything else in the story to look at, but honestly? I hate this book more than I hate A Court Of Thorns And Roses.