Book: Robinson Crusoe
Fiction/Nonfiction: Fiction (Loosely based on a real event)
Author: Daniel Defoe
Have I read the Author Before: No
One Sentence Summary: A man is shipwrecked on a deserted island for 28 years and survives by learning how to hunt, farm and manufacture everything he needs before getting rescued
Best Thing About the Book: Robinson Crusoe was written in 1719 so I was worried about following the language, geography, references to unknown things; it reads like a diary and while a little mundane in spots, I found it to be a great story that did read pretty easily
Worst Thing About the Book: some long descriptions regarding directions around the island and when in a canoe; pretty much impossible to picture the paths taken and relative locations of different things
Did it Make Me Want to Keep Reading: Yes, I was anxious to find out what happens
What I Learned: Many things about how to survive with minimal provisions and tools; I hope I never have to exercise those skills!
The Bottom Line: Thought to be one of the first “novels” and reputed to be second only to the Bible in the number of translations, it was an interesting story that I’ve heard references from for years ( I was anxiously awaiting the arrival in the story of Friday!) and I’m glad to have read it
Would I Read This Author Again: Yes
Next to Read by This Author: Moll Flanders
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