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3.17 AVERAGE
3.17 AVERAGE
Y4 AO. I'm glad I read it. Can be very dry and drags on. But I loved how Crusoe clung to God and his Bible through his entire stay on the island. And the colloquialism "my man Friday" makes more sense now. Stemming from Crusoe's follower and helper Friday. It's not a scintillating read, but it is an important book and should be read.
adventurous
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:
No
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There's a lot about the story I didn't know, e.g. that Robinson didn't get shipwrecked at the start of the story, but after two other voyages. He was captured and enslaved, together with some other men. He escaped together with a black man and when they were rescued by another ship, he sold the man. He felt bad for him and didn't want to at first, but when the buyer told him he'd let him go after 10 years if he converted, Robinson was ok with it. :') That part was hard to read and I hadn't expected it. I had also never realised that Robinson was en route to Africa to buy slaves when he was shipwrecked. I only knew the children's story of a guy on an island. The part about Friday I expected, but it was also a lot worse.
It was an interesting read, I'm glad to have read it because it's a classic, but one time is enough.
It was an interesting read, I'm glad to have read it because it's a classic, but one time is enough.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Colonisation
I understand it's a classic that did a lot for the novel's development as a form, but man. I did not enjoy this read.
Ein Klassiker, der abenteuerliche Geschichten von Robinson Crusoe erzählt, die es sich lohnt zu lesen. Natürlich muss man bedenken in welcher Zeit es geschrieben wurde und dem Buch mit Vorbehalt entgegentreten. Die Erzählungen sind teilweise etwas langatmig und das Ende zieht sich dahin, aber es lohnt sich durchzuhalten und das Buch im ganzen zu lesen.
That took a lot longer than I thought it would to read, probably because there were no chapter breaks (don't know what you'll miss until you don't have it anymore) and the type was really small.
My first time reading this book was years ago and it was only an abridged version. Even such version made me dying due to boredom. Well, since I love classics, I decided to give this book a second chance. So, I bought an unabridged version and finally gathered enough nerve to read the whole book till the very end.
However, my fear had come true. This version did not redeem itself in my eyes. It is just so frickin' boring.
The only thing interesting is that the adventures Crusoe had in this book were quite diverse. Not only stranded in a Caribbean Island, he was also held as hostage by African tribesmen and fought over wolves in France.
Of course, 28 years of his life spent in the island. Different with the unfortunate people in Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island, Crusoe was lucky. Although suffering from a shipwreck, the ship was cast ashore, and still left him many supplies from food, clothes, tools, weapons and gunpowder. The men in the Mysterious Island did not have anything and they have to become masons, potters, chemists, metallurgists, etc to supply themselves.
Probably due to the fact that he was alone, he made so much of internal debates, pondering, and even religious reflections. I thought when he rescued a cannibal from being eaten and finally got himself a friend, things would become more exciting. I was wrong, unfortunately.
Not sure whether I'm still interested to read Moll Flanders, another Defoe's work.
However, my fear had come true. This version did not redeem itself in my eyes. It is just so frickin' boring.
The only thing interesting is that the adventures Crusoe had in this book were quite diverse. Not only stranded in a Caribbean Island, he was also held as hostage by African tribesmen and fought over wolves in France.
Of course, 28 years of his life spent in the island. Different with the unfortunate people in Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island, Crusoe was lucky. Although suffering from a shipwreck, the ship was cast ashore, and still left him many supplies from food, clothes, tools, weapons and gunpowder. The men in the Mysterious Island did not have anything and they have to become masons, potters, chemists, metallurgists, etc to supply themselves.
Probably due to the fact that he was alone, he made so much of internal debates, pondering, and even religious reflections. I thought when he rescued a cannibal from being eaten and finally got himself a friend, things would become more exciting. I was wrong, unfortunately.
Not sure whether I'm still interested to read Moll Flanders, another Defoe's work.
I can appreciate it as a classic, but I'm chalking my dislike up to personal taste--I guess I just find survival stories boring.
Estos libros siempre tienen esa sensación Moby dickesca, supongo que es porque saben tanto de barcos los protagonistas, igual es una historia súper interesante y divertida, la cual lleva también muchos años de vida, cosa que no había visto antes en un libro, fue divertido la verdad
Interesting read. Most of its problems come from it being written in the 17th century. Of those is well it's its imperialistic, racist, and overly preachy. The 3/4 way through gets incredibly preachy. However its a good though improbable survival story. It's considered a classic for a reason and hasn't fallen out of favor in 300 years. Read it think about, shelve it and then come back to it in a year or two.