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Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe |
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31/01/04 (192 review reads) |
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Advantages: Great story
Disadvantages: A bit incorrect when he uses slaves
There are very few books I ever read more than once.
Robinson Crusoe is one of these few. What is the story about? I know we should not give the end away, and I also believe we should not gvie too much of the plot away, but in the case of this book, there are some elements which are part of common every day knowledge, at least in Anglo-Saxon countries. Robinson has a bit of trouble while seafaring and is lucky to get somehow on the shore.
There are no internet cafes, no 5 star hotels, and, in fact, after some strolling around the beach, it dawns on our fella that this is an island. Unable to think about exploiting the whole place and turn it into a luxury resort, Robinson prefers a different economic approach, that would have an influence on Marx works, and decide to grow purely what he needs for his life. Years pass, Robinson spends his time harvesting grapes, sun drying them, and other kind of agricultural jobs. We are never told how he satisfies his sexual needs, and, from what we are given to know, we are not even sure if he has any.
Later, he will befriend one of the cannibals that from time to time come on shore to eat their victims, in fact it is one of these victims he befriends, to be more specific. He turns him into slave, pays no National Insurance, and allows this immigrant to stay on his island when his Visa expire, partly becaue Robinson self appoints himself in charge of the whole island and its Home Office too.
Probably realizing that he would miss the first Football World cup to be held in about a couple of century, he finally decides to make an escape from the island.
But there are dangers to overcome, the sea is infested by cannibals, and some of them did not appreciate that Robinson had previosuly slaughtered a fair number of them, then the sea is some time rough, and also, how would he adapt to civilization against?
I will not give away the end of this book, but I can asusre you that there i
s real suspance towards the end.
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