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Robinson Crusoe
by Daniel Defoe
Unrated because DNF. I wanted to read Robinson Crusoe (that is NOT the full title) because it is so famous but I was also trepidatious because now I come to think of it I have never heard anyone talk about the plot or seen any adaptations. The character names and the footprint in the sand imagery have long surpassed the actual narrative. It's also very old so quite difficult to read both in style (dialogue isn't really a thing yet) and because half the words are spelled weirdly. He rambles on seemingly endlessly sometimes so I had to skip ahead and yet other dramatic moments are skimmed over.
Anyway, it is first person, and Crusoe tells us of what an impulsive young man he was and how he makes extremely ill-advised decisions that would eventually lead to his ruin. So essentially we are stuck in the mind of a really dislikeable character. And then during one scene he kills a sleeping lion for a laugh, and it's really brutal and grim, and I just thought 'I can't stand this character, I don't care what happens to him', so I think I'm done.
Anyway, it is first person, and Crusoe tells us of what an impulsive young man he was and how he makes extremely ill-advised decisions that would eventually lead to his ruin. So essentially we are stuck in the mind of a really dislikeable character. And then during one scene he kills a sleeping lion for a laugh, and it's really brutal and grim, and I just thought 'I can't stand this character, I don't care what happens to him', so I think I'm done.