A review by wuthrinheights
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

adventurous inspiring tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

My copy was actually a different type of Oxford publication, targeted for kids but alas, I've picked this edition to review instead because I couldn't find what I have.

Robinson Crusoe was an exciting book to read. Surprisingly I like shipwrecked stories to read up on. It's scary and dangerous but it is also inspiring and may I say it? Fun. At this point in life, I'm in the mood for an adventure on an island, away from social media and pressures from life. Of course, I would need some kind of supplies and brush up on my survival skills.

It was brave of him to live alone on a foreign island, and he had great skills by building a life there but I found it a little iffy the way the POC characters were called savages and whenever he saved people, he immediately made them his slaves. But then again, what do you expect from an old white man published in the 1700s?

So apart from all that, I enjoyed this book as it was fast and adventurous.