Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Classic Starts(r) Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

43 reviews

beautifulminutiae's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

caseymac's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Racial slurs, Colonisation, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Cannibalism, Animal death, Islamophobia, and Misogyny

linnylionheart's review against another edition

It‘s so racist, it’s unbelievable. It goes against everything I believe in. Afterwards I destroyed it. Went into it completely unaware and I never had that strong of a reaction to a book. This should be forbidden and banned for all times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Slavery, and Racism

Don’t read this if you’re a decent human being

arobotunicorn's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Animal death

cas_peru's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Slavery, Racism, and Alcohol

chloe_hazel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Cannibalism

bcooper21's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, and Colonisation

Moderate: Death, Animal death, Gun violence, Murder, and Slavery

Minor: Alcohol, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail

poirot's review against another edition

adventurous reflective slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Racial slurs, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Racism, Death, Alcohol, Colonisation, Confinement, Gun violence, and Slavery

Minor: Death of parent

madmadmaddymad's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

I know it’s from another time in human history but I squirm at how outright racist Robinson is, you’d think that a man living on a desert island would be relieved for any human contact. He never even asked Friday what his name was. Just called him Friday because that’s the day they met and had Friday calling him “Master” like…. Are you kidding? You taught the PARROT your name, for the pleasure of having someone to talk to. 

Also, I think it’s strange that he doesn’t meet Friday until more than halfway through. The book is so agonizingly slow before that, because we are alone with Robinson and his thoughts, and I can only be interested for so long in his description of the island and the various chores he takes up to survive alone. It’s like watching the film Cast Away with Tom Hanks (but boring.)

Honestly I only read it because I had a lot of guilt for skipping this one during my literature class in college. I’m not surprised it didn’t hold my interest, back then. I don’t know how I found the attention span to suffer through it, right now. 

It’s good, especially for such an old book. I do respect the narrative, and the reflective themes of the prose, but I certainly didn’t enjoy it, and I don’t think it’s groundbreaking or anything. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, and Racism

Moderate: Cannibalism and Colonisation

littlewishling's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

1.0

I reply didn’t enjoy this. I understand that it’s old but the racism was a struggle to get through and the story itself wasn’t very compelling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence and Death