Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Roxana by Daniel Defoe

5 reviews

little_ajax_56793's review against another edition

Go to review page

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

carolinebl's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
The power of Defoe’s ending is proven by 18th century publishers’ determination to alter it. We will never know how the two Roxanas, protagonist and narrator, came to be one.
This book felt long, but was also surprisingly entertaining. Though she had truly appalling moments, I can’t find it in me to hate Roxana.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

thebigq's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous challenging dark reflective slow-paced

4.0

Best of the Defoe novels. Always takes me forever to read, but it's important to my scholaring. The lack of clear timeline or chapters is a challenge, even for those of us who study this stuff.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

maia313's review against another edition

Go to review page

reflective medium-paced

2.25

Read for university. I found the theory of this book interesting, I enjoyed studying it- more than I did reading! Seems slow at some point. Interesting to look at as one of the first novels, topics including feminism etc, but not a book I would choose to read for pleasure.
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

ohnoimsam's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

2.75

Expand filter menu Content Warnings