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Summary: Robinson Crusoe
Review: I've desired to read this for quite some time. Unfortunately, I thought parts of it were quite tedious, particularly those that provided in depth descriptions about Robinson's survival tactics, such as his gathering and making of food and shelter. And, the book dwelt on these mundane topics. I did find the various adventures exciting, especially the battle "scenes" in the latter part of the book. However, I thought the book would have been better if Mr. DeFoe expanded on Robinson's earlier years on the island. It seems the author squeezed 30 years of Robinson's life on the island into 20 pages, and expounded on the rest. I also thought the moral tale important, namely, that parents (fathers, in this case) do often know what they're talking about.
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Summary: It was okay.
Review: It was actually not as good as I expected. At first he put 10 years of his life into 10 pages and then it kept just going on and on. There was also very little description in the book. It didn't put a good picture in my mind of the places he was at. However, besides for that, it was a pretty good story, it kept me going to the end but just on the edge of making me quit on it. But it was a pretty good story. I would say that if you're a person that actively participates in reading classic literature, you should read it but if not go on to the next classic book on your list. I personally liked Gulliver's Travels more and I think that it was written alot better.
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Summary: A great book by Defoe
Review: In the beginning Robinson Crusoe's father didn't want him to travel to sea he said that it would bring him nothing but trouble. He went anyway and while he was out sea a pirate ship got his ship, and he became a slave. After two years he decided to get away, and a Spanish boat helped him and took him to Brazil. In brazil he lived on a plantation for about 2 years and decide to go back to the ship before the pirates got him and get his gold out of the window that he left. His ship sank by an island and he was the only one that survied and he has to live on the Island until he can get some help. I think that this is a great book for young readers and people who like adventures.
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Summary: Super Special Robinson Crusoe WEEEEEDoggy Book! 5 STARS!
Review: Robinson Crusoe is a wonderful tale of a misfortunate man and his adventures. It begins with a young Robinson Crusoe ignoring is father's warning of going to sea. He learns to regret this, though, as he becomes enslaved, and later shipwrecked; he basically defines "misfortunate". As a shipwrecked man, he must make use of his surroundings. He must painstakingly construct conveniences we take for granted--and things he needs simply to survive. This book won't get boring, as there are plenty of adventures along the way.
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Summary: Robinson Crusoe
Review: The book told a pleasant story on how Robinson Crusoe lived on an island. Robinson Crusoe ran away from home when he was eighteen, so he could go to sea. Robinson got ceased by pirates, but soon escaped. He began living in Brazil on his own plantation. This was an exciting book you never know what is going to happen next.
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Summary: Rob BORE son
Review: Friday could have done us all a favour by remaining a cannibal and having Mr. Crusoe as a midnight snack, therby ending this very insipid and tedious tale a lot schooner. Somebody throw me a life preserver , please !
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Summary: This Book Intriqued me!
Review: I especially liked this book because of the adventure and since it is a classic, and not such a bad book after all, I gave it 5 stars. But then I took one away because it was hard for me to follow. I recommend you at least try to understand this book. Happy Reading! :)
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Summary: Boring Even for Its Time
Review: Robinson Crusoe has one of the best plots of any story ever written. A shipwrecked man is forced to survive by his wits alone on a deserted island with little chance of rescue. It is too bad that the wrong person was telling the story. Defoe manages to take this brilliant plot and wring every bit of life out of it. Admittedly even the best novels of Defoe's day have lulls in their readability. It would be difficult to find one of his contemporaries who had written a book that was compelling from cover to cover or that did not have self-righteous asides intended to enlighten the reader. However, many of these other classics have risen above the lulls and self-righteousness. Defoe wallows in them as if he truly doesn't understand what makes a book interesting. If you have some grand point to make, you should make it within the context of the story. The story should not meerly exist to prove the point. When that happens you get Robinson Crusoe, a story that is lost in Defoe's point.
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Summary: Classic? Come On!
Review: This book is a disgrace to the lable "classic." It repeats too much stuff again and again and begins to bore you out of your wits, so much that I'd like to burn my copy of the book in the fire, but its the library's. Although it did have some good points, I'd rather be stuck on his Island than read this book again. Thankyou, and Goodnight.
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Summary: worth reading, but not life altering
Review: Defoe has a wonderful control of language and the ability to present a realistic character, albeit, in an unrealistic situation. The story is enjoyable, but the underlieing moral is overworked by Defoe. It is simply: put your faith in God and everything will turn out wonderfully for you. A nice idea, but he tells you at every possible opportunity. Not my favorite, but a must read. My second biggest complaint is the author simply glued on an extra chapter or two at the end. That's what persuaded me to only give it 4 stars.
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