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3.17 AVERAGE
3.17 AVERAGE
adventurous
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Recommend this to anyone who loves reading books that are about an intensely dislikeable character and are written in an incredibly slow and rambling style. If you don't love the pages of painstakingly detailed accounts of animal and plant husbandry, then maybe you'll instead enjoy the endless paragraphs of proselytising and banging on about "the true God". If you're looking for an exciting adventure book, then look elsewhere!
All that said, reading this will demonstrate just how far the English novel has come in the last 300 years, and make you appreciate all other books that little bit more.
All that said, reading this will demonstrate just how far the English novel has come in the last 300 years, and make you appreciate all other books that little bit more.
I'd love to say it didn't bore me tears, but it did. I rate it a two beacuse it was a real page turner on the heels of A Journal of the Plague Year. Maybe it's something I can appreciate more now that I'm older. I may try again one day.
only reason why it's not one star is bc it's thought-provoking
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Cannibalism, Murder, Colonisation, Classism
adventurous
hopeful
slow-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:
Complicated
Entertaining but the religious monologues were extensive, and the ways of thinking were so old I had to remind myself I was reading an older book on purpose to not DNF the book. Glad I read it once, definitely won’t read it again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Colonisation
Minor: Gun violence, Slavery, Kidnapping, Murder
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“Faffing About An Island and Making Lists” by Daniel Defoe
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.