A review by paddingtoncoded
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

1.0

i can recognize and appreciate it as being one of the first instances of a novel in the english language, however it is very much a product of its time and the extreme racism and colonial-saviourism is incredibly uncomfortable and hard to look past. theres like an entire page dedicated to calling different ethnicities ugly for xyz reasons. the character of friday IS the worst character i have ever read. absolutely disgusting depiction of indigenous people, and anytime friday was present i wanted to throw up. so gross and uncomfortable to the professor who assigned this book for class...