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Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
1.5
adventurous challenging slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I found this book difficult to read as I felt no connection to the protagonist. In fact I found him incredibly unlikable, and dull. Sometimes you can get a protagonist you love to hate but not here. 
The prose wasn’t easy to connect to, with long rambling thoughts. 
Everything seems to happen to this man- storms at sea, pirates, shipwrecks, wolf attacks. Luck seems to be on his side..
I appreciate this was written at a different time but it smacks of colonial ideology, and that makes it an unpleasant read for me. 
I know this is credited as the first novel, and lead a genre of survivalist/castaway books but I struggled to finish it (if it wasn’t a book club read it would be on the DNF pile.) not sure who would be compelled to read the additional Robinson Crusoe tales after this…