false 2932 464 Daniel Defoe relates the tale of an English sailor marooned on a desert island for nearly three decades. An ordinary man struggling to survive in extraordinary circumstances, Robinson Crusoe wrestles with fate and the nature of God. 604666 book 1719 Robinson Crusoe total:9567|5:1567|4:2982|3:3387|2:1187|1:446| 9567 32737 12995 777 1 11 false false Sun May 20 15:31:57 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 17:17:46 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 6 false false Mon Dec 29 04:21:42 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 04:39:27 -0800 2008 I'm surprised and amazed and dismayed by the ex post facto muy-contempo correct-nosity readings below...shouldn't be, I guess, but am.
Gee whillikers, kids, uhm, here's one of the great social and, perhaps even more, spiritual documents of Western Civ, and it's a ripping read that...more...]]> 4 4 false false Sun Sep 09 11:12:44 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 09 11:21:51 -0700 2007
But it is exactly these elements, plus the fact that it is one hell of an adventure story, that made me really like this book. Yes, it is absolutely pro...more...]]> 4 3 false false Mon Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 00:44:44 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 01:08:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 06:20:48 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 22:10:47 -0800 2008 Why?! and I knew it was coming-- but guh. Culturally insensitive religious propaga...more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Tue Jan 27 18:07:37 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 20:51:12 -0800 2009
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But you won't waste much time reading it. It'll take you 3 hours to...more...]]> 3 2 false false Tue Oct 28 12:33:48 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 12:49:09 -0700 2008 Every year--I make my students read it.
If you love novels, then it's great to see how Daniel DeFoe kick-started this genre....more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Oct 27 14:24:13 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 14:37:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Mar 18 12:32:08 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 18:31:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 3 false false Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 25 19:42:45 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 13 14:30:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false true Mon Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 21:57:19 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 22:22:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Jul 17 05:55:42 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 21:37:55 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 05:55:42 -0700 2008 I read it, and I was surprised by how much I liked it. The first few chapters before he gets to the island are a little slow, but it's a great literary set up everything comes back around. This book is written from a pro-s...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 13:43:56 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 15:20:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jan 05 13:07:17 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 13:13:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 08:25:44 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 08:26:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 17:52:24 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 18:19:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 10:55:10 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 10:55:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 3 false false Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 20:21:35 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 13:06:36 -0700 2009 ....
You have to applaud an author who produces such a successful work in the already crowded "castaway on a deserted is...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 07:43:14 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 06:15:15 -0800 2008 more...]]>