Larry Piper answers “This book is soooooo boring. I'm like...”

Jeremy X asked this question about Robinson Crusoe:

This book is soooooo boring. I'm like one-third through the book and it's just boring me to death but I have to read it for English. Does anyone agree?

Larry Piper The writing is very ponderous and runs on for ever with musings on old Calvinist theology. I agree, it's pretty boring. Partly that's because of the t…moreThe writing is very ponderous and runs on for ever with musings on old Calvinist theology. I agree, it's pretty boring. Partly that's because of the time it was written, but I also think Defoe was just not a very good writer. (less)

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Magnolia Yeah, some parts are really boring.
Jan 30, 2017 03:17PM · flag

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