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Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance
My dad gave my twelve-year-old nephew a copy of Robinson Crusoe and told him that he ought to read it. My nephew is a reluctant reader and never got very far in the book. After reading it this week, I can see why.

Robinson Crusoe was a tough read for me. You know the story, of course. Crusoe, against his parents’ wishes, heads out to the sea and ends up a slave. He escapes from slavery only to later return to the sea and become shipwrecked on an island.

How he manages to survive is a fun read. An
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Antonio Gallo
Il primo libro che ho letto da ragazzo e per intero. L'ho riletto e devo dire che ad ogni rilettura è sempre una nuova esperienza.

Robinson Crusoe di Daniel Defoe è un romanzo classico che affascina e ispira da oltre tre secoli. Per molti lettori, compreso me, è stato il primo libro che abbiamo letto per intero, aprendo le porte a un mondo di avventure senza fine e riflessioni profonde.

La trama di Robinson Crusoe ruota attorno alla storia di un giovane marinaio inglese, Robinson Crusoe, che naufr
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Lindsey Z
Sep 01, 2009 rated it liked it
I knew what to expect with this book- man stranded on an island alone for 25+ years, written in the 18th century, no chapters... all a recipe for boring. It wasn't as boring and dull as I was expecting. The narrator goes between retrospective and his journal entries at the time, though he strays away from these towards the second half of the book. The scenes in which he was contemplating the presence of God vs. fate and coincidence are quite interesting and even the character of Friday, his slav ...more
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