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tartancrusader 's review for:
Moll Flanders
by Daniel Defoe
I've undertaken to read all the books that accompany the Teaching Company's course "Meeting the Challenge of Great Literature", of which this is the first book, so expect to see more classics cropping up on these pages soon.
So, what did I think of this book that was written nearly 300 years ago? I enjoyed it and found it easily comprehensible with but a little effort (and the occasional glance at the end-notes). The text flowed well, as did the story itself. Unlike a large number of readers (to judge by the goodreads reviews), I had no problem with the text being unbroken into either chapters or other identifiable parts. This is still done today, the two examples that spring immediately to mind are Sir Terry Pratchett and Karl Ove Knausgaard. I'm sure you can supply others.
The story itself was rather unremarkable, although thoroughly absorbing. Of more interest, I found, was its facility as an historical document, holding a mirror up to the society of the late 17th-century . Particularly abhorrent to me was the callous treatment of children that seemed the norm, at least within certain sections of the population.
Would I recommend this book to others? Yes, very much so. It's a worthy read in and of itself and not, as others unkindly suggest, only to see how far the novel has come.
So, what did I think of this book that was written nearly 300 years ago? I enjoyed it and found it easily comprehensible with but a little effort (and the occasional glance at the end-notes). The text flowed well, as did the story itself. Unlike a large number of readers (to judge by the goodreads reviews), I had no problem with the text being unbroken into either chapters or other identifiable parts. This is still done today, the two examples that spring immediately to mind are Sir Terry Pratchett and Karl Ove Knausgaard. I'm sure you can supply others.
The story itself was rather unremarkable, although thoroughly absorbing. Of more interest, I found, was its facility as an historical document, holding a mirror up to the society of the late 17th-century . Particularly abhorrent to me was the callous treatment of children that seemed the norm, at least within certain sections of the population.
Would I recommend this book to others? Yes, very much so. It's a worthy read in and of itself and not, as others unkindly suggest, only to see how far the novel has come.