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deb_o_rah's review against another edition
2.0
switched to abridged audiobook 50 pages in. tedious and monotonous accounts with narcissistic religious rhetoric.
rea_bookworm's review against another edition
4.0
I read this to annotate is as a friends gift.
It's cute
It's cute
charlotteisagoose's review against another edition
thank fuck that's over. this man really just does not shut up about bread.
sofiasierra's review against another edition
2.0
ya tendría que estar borracha para darle a esto cinco estrellas
graylodge_library's review against another edition
2.0
If you can get past the religious brainwashing and the obnoxious attitude of Crusoe you might actually enjoy this, while treating it as an entertaining survival story or one man's spiritual journey. I would personally be more interested in analysing the colonialist aspect and the treatment of other nations during Defoe's time instead of trying not to fall asleep while reading. Great source material for essays and such but the pamflet style didn't hit me that well.
emrosew's review against another edition
1.0
This was the most tedious and painful book I have ever read. Would have been better if he'd drowned
celiaroseee's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
sidselmittet's review against another edition
4.0
Bogen (og i virkeligheden er det, vi kender som "Robinson Crusoe" jo kun tredje del af værket) er skrevet i 1719. Den er altså 300 år gammel, og det bærer den naturligvis præg af fx i måden Defoe lader Robinson beskrive fredag, men derfor kan den alligevel noget. Jeg elskede den som barn, jeg elskede den som ung og som voksen - og jeg elskede at læse den for mine unger. Der sker jo ikke meget, men ja - den fungerer!
emmareadstoomuch's review against another edition
2.0
I know we shouldn't judge the books of yore by today's standards but...I am being tested.
This doesn't just have the bigotry from days past, although yes oh man it has that. We're talking giving native people new names (colonizing even the idea of a first name!), acquiring slaves with the same ease and casualness as I place daily orders on food-delivery apps, racism in every other sentence. We're following a MISSIONARY here, for god's sake.
But not only that: this is the slowest plot of all time.
Imagining an era in which this would have been a guilty pleasure read makes me want to dedicate my life to discovering a time machine so we can bring 18th century people back with us and show them rom coms starring Meg Ryan.
Honestly, my conspiracy theory is that this book is only still around because the first edition said it was BY Robinson Crusoe, so everyone thought it was real. The only excuse for this book's popularity is people thinking it actually happened. Like reading the newspaper, or watching a documentary narrated by a celebrity with a soothing British accent.
But even more boring.
Bottom line: Not for me! Don't really know who it could be for.
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pre-review
i can't wait for two months from now when i can't remember anything about this book.
review to come / 2 stars
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currently-reading updates
well. it's time.
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tbr review
i have never in my life had any interest in reading this book, but i saw a perfect condition used copy of the penguin clothbound edition and bought it immediately.
two things can be true.
This doesn't just have the bigotry from days past, although yes oh man it has that. We're talking giving native people new names (colonizing even the idea of a first name!), acquiring slaves with the same ease and casualness as I place daily orders on food-delivery apps, racism in every other sentence. We're following a MISSIONARY here, for god's sake.
But not only that: this is the slowest plot of all time.
Imagining an era in which this would have been a guilty pleasure read makes me want to dedicate my life to discovering a time machine so we can bring 18th century people back with us and show them rom coms starring Meg Ryan.
Honestly, my conspiracy theory is that this book is only still around because the first edition said it was BY Robinson Crusoe, so everyone thought it was real. The only excuse for this book's popularity is people thinking it actually happened. Like reading the newspaper, or watching a documentary narrated by a celebrity with a soothing British accent.
But even more boring.
Bottom line: Not for me! Don't really know who it could be for.
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pre-review
i can't wait for two months from now when i can't remember anything about this book.
review to come / 2 stars
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currently-reading updates
well. it's time.
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tbr review
i have never in my life had any interest in reading this book, but i saw a perfect condition used copy of the penguin clothbound edition and bought it immediately.
two things can be true.