Robinson Crusoe (Ad Classic Library Edition) (Hardcover)

from JHemlock

A wonderfully entertaining story. Much darker and adult than modern Hollywood and politically correct society would have us think. This is a great story and sadly one that is rarely seen in school libraries anymore. It seems to have fallen into that “offensive to some” niche. Loneliness, doubt, s...

from librisissimo

Substance: A series of connected anecdotes, there being no real story beyond th experiences of Crusoe on the not-quite-desert island. The moral of the story purported to be Crusoe's repentance of his previous immoral life and reprobate deeds, but in fact he never seemed to get beyond them. His ca...

from librisissimo

Substance: A series of connected anecdotes, there being no real story beyond th experiences of Crusoe on the not-quite-desert island. The moral of the story purported to be Crusoe's repentance of his previous immoral life and reprobate deeds, but in fact he never seemed to get beyond them. His ca...

from lit_chick

2008, Blackstone Audiobooks, Read by John Lee I've been wanting to read this classic, first published in 1719, for some time. It is in [1001 Books] and it is widely acknowledged at the first English novel. Defoe presents readers with a fascinating scenario: the prolonged and intense solitude of R...

from phaga

I had a really hard time getting into this book. The pacing was very inconsistent. Some sections were fast paced and exciting, others were dull and seemed pointless. The writing itself made reading this incredibly dry. Constantly repeating himself and reminding you of things you had just read as ...