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I am disappointed that I did not read this book when I was younger. It truly is a classic! I was especially fascinated by Crusoe's personal experience with religion and his discovery of God on his own as he lives his solitary life on the island. Great messages and truths to be found in this novel, especially of God's personal love and concern for each one of us. My complaint against the novel is that I do not understand why Defoe did not end the novel shortly after Crusoe's rescue from the islan
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I realize this book is often credited with being a pioneer of realistic fiction. I understand the detail of his thoughts through all his years living alone on an island was part of the allure of this book, but here he goes into a long (and I'll admit for me, boring) narrative on reading the bible, as he does on building a fence or attempting to make pots. Then he just quickly touches on "oh and by the way, I drowned some kittens." He believes he repents for being bad and aspires to be good, but
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Oct 11, 2009
Angela Randall
marked it as to-read
We own an Usborne abridged version for kids, but not the whole book:
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Jan 04, 2025
Dimitry
marked it as to-read
