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dwarvenk1ng 's review for:
Moll Flanders
by Daniel Defoe
I've read this book as a school assignment, which made it a tedious endeavor from the very start. Since I had but little time to read it, I completed the entire thing in more or less two sittings, something that proved too overwhelming for my mind. The book has no chapters and is overflowing with plain, crude text with paragraphs that reach up to an entire page in length. Reading this, and especially for a prolonged period, would undoubtedly tire any eyes on the planet.
Despite this, the writing style wasn't too bad and was actually very enjoyable and is, in my honest opinion, the only thing that stands out in this book. Like many authors of his time, Defoe was master of the English tongue and, naturally, masterfully wrote this story. If the case were the opposite, it would be nigh unreadable. Therefore its flow is a saving grace for making it at least a readable piece.
As for the plot, it is appalling, dull, and drags on for far too long. The thieving part of the story was way too long, considering how the other parts of Moll's life were mostly compact. At any rate, this story is a 5/10 at best, though since there are no 0.5-star ratings on GoodReads, I rate it 2/5, rounding it at the lower side, for it genuinely deserves no more.
Despite this, the writing style wasn't too bad and was actually very enjoyable and is, in my honest opinion, the only thing that stands out in this book. Like many authors of his time, Defoe was master of the English tongue and, naturally, masterfully wrote this story. If the case were the opposite, it would be nigh unreadable. Therefore its flow is a saving grace for making it at least a readable piece.
As for the plot, it is appalling, dull, and drags on for far too long. The thieving part of the story was way too long, considering how the other parts of Moll's life were mostly compact. At any rate, this story is a 5/10 at best, though since there are no 0.5-star ratings on GoodReads, I rate it 2/5, rounding it at the lower side, for it genuinely deserves no more.