321 pages • first pub 1719 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780199553976
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 01 April 2009
Description
Daniel Defoe's enthralling story-telling and imaginatively detailed descriptions have ensured that his fiction masquerading as fact remains one of the most famous stories in English literature. On one level a simple adventure story, the novel also...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,064 reviews
Moods
reflective 33%
challenging 31%
informative 13%
inspiring 12%
hopeful 9%
tense 9%
dark 8%
emotional 5%
mysterious 4%
funny 3%
lighthearted 3%
sad 3%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 43% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 23% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 65% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 37% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Slavery, ColonisationModerate
Animal death, Death, Cannibalism
321 pages • first pub 1719 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780199553976
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 01 April 2009
Description
Daniel Defoe's enthralling story-telling and imaginatively detailed descriptions have ensured that his fiction masquerading as fact remains one of the most famous stories in English literature. On one level a simple adventure story, the novel also...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,064 reviews
Moods
reflective 33%
challenging 31%
informative 13%
inspiring 12%
hopeful 9%
tense 9%
dark 8%
emotional 5%
mysterious 4%
funny 3%
lighthearted 3%
sad 3%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 43% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 23% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 41% | No: 36% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 65% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 52% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 37% | Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 24% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Slavery, ColonisationModerate
Animal death, Death, Cannibalism