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3.17 AVERAGE
3.17 AVERAGE
I LOVED this book! I read a extremely watered-down version as a kid and couldn't wait to read the real book! I love survival stories. :)
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I believe I could do this
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
First adventure story or fan fiction for colonisers? This was so uncomfortable to read. Intrigued to read J.M Coetzee’s “Foe” to see what it has to say in response. (Had to read this for Uni).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ancestor of the Life of Pi. Similar log of events interspersed with self-reflection.
Fifty-nine days of this ordeal, and today it has finally and forcibly ended, on 13 October, 2016.
Although it is an institutional piece of writing in English literature, it gets quite lengthy. It is an interesting book to analyze, especially considering Defoe’s personal life.
As much as I enjoyed it, I kind of felt bad recommending this to my students.
As much as I enjoyed it, I kind of felt bad recommending this to my students.
I didn't take away anything positive about this famous classic. After a whole lot of unnecessary sailing around in the world, Robinson Crusoe is shipwreaked on an island, where he establishes himself. He then gains a "servant", a native who is grateful to have been saved from his cannibal enemies and converts willingly to Christianity. It reads like a small boys fantasy of being emperor of his own island. I also really could have done without the endless reflections on religion.
The writing is clunky. The plot is badly paced and borderline-incoherent. The characters are not only one-dimensional, lacking depth, but also don't seem like real humans, not offering any surprises.
The writing is clunky. The plot is badly paced and borderline-incoherent. The characters are not only one-dimensional, lacking depth, but also don't seem like real humans, not offering any surprises.
I really didn't like the main character. It might be a historical context thing but I thought he was a detestable person. On the other hand, I enjoyed the end of the story, something like the last forth of it.
But overall, I'm a bit concerned they made us read this at school.
But overall, I'm a bit concerned they made us read this at school.
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No