marcisbookrecs 's review for:

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

4.0

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I was surprised how much this book made me think. I especially liked two specific points: 1. We probably don't know how much danger we truly avoid. We don't know how often we have barely escaped death or harm. We just live our lives without truly knowing what could have happened. 2. We should be grateful for everything. Sometimes what seems horrible is actually better than what it could be. We may be stranded on a desert island, but at least we have provisions (etc.).