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Aug 21, 2014
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Wow, the first half of this was excruciatingly boring. I read this a) because it's #3 on the Guardian 100 list and b) because it's still read in schools due to its status as the "first English novel". It's a story of religious awakening - in recurring patterns of imprisonment and deliverance through "divine providence" Robinson Crusoe learns to trust in rational thought and God's guidance instead of passion and nearsighted decisions. It surprised me to learn that the novel doesn't begin with Cru
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