Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Classic Starts(r) Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

29 reviews

franksreads's review against another edition

adventurous sad 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

Boring and racist, not worth anyone's time 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racial slurs, Death, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Cannibalism, Violence, Torture, Racism, Murder, Gun violence, and Colonisation

merakiforest's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Colonisation, Death, Classism, Violence, Cannibalism, Gun violence, and Murder

not_nosferatu's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Racism, and Colonisation

Moderate: Cannibalism and Violence

stindex's review against another edition

adventurous dark

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Religious bigotry, Racism, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, and Colonisation

afrinazerinnoor's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Violence

language_loving_amateur's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

1.5

 I know that it is an important early novel, but man I didn't like it. The assumptions of Black and indigenous people's place in the world is awful. It is very religious and later in the book Robinson Crusoe becomes a messiah like figure, "If I save/redeem your life, you must obey me in all things and be my servant for all time" and the people he makes this coercive bargain with are all to happy with it. None of them take it in the moment, and later say, "hey, that wasn't fair to hold my life hostage until I agreed to your terms. Lets renegotiate something a bit more equal." 
1.5 stars because I know it is "important literature." 
Also, everything must be repeated three times at minimum. "I plan to do A. I am doing A. Now that I have done A, I realize that it could have been done more efficiently by doing B along with A. Now that everything is done, I will reflect on the spiritual meaning on A." 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Cannibalism, and Colonisation

teaselkie's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

2.75

Robinson Crusoe is a turbo-weenie, this dude sucks.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Cannibalism, and Slavery

sealbrecht's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Colonisation, Slavery, and Racial slurs

danpeachey'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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Cannibalism, Slavery, and Colonisation

chiaraaaa's review against another edition

adventurous 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Colonisation

Moderate: Cannibalism, Animal death, and Death