Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe Reviews

Robinson Crusoe is a beautiful novel that was written by Daniel Defoe, it was first published in 1719. It was arguably the first novel to ever be published which is no suprise given the date! The book really is superbly written throughout and I found it a real pleasure to read. The novel is about 270 pages and contains an epilogue. Daniel Defoe is ...  Read the complete review

Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, depicts an 18th century trader gripped by a wanderlust who finds himself shipwrecked on a tropical island where he is forced to cultivate hidden survival skills, re-evaluating his own values in the process. The story is told retrospectively by Crusoe and written in a style which is extremely dry and thorough, and ...  Read the complete review

OK time for another review of one of the books that I have to study for my English degree. This time the book is Robinson Crusoe and despite the opinions of many other students I really enjoyed reading the book. Robinson Crusoe was written by Daniel Defoe and published in 1719. The book despite being written in his sixtieth year was ...  Read the complete review

Frankenstein‘s Monster, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Dracula, Tarzan, Robinson Crusoe et al have left the confines of the book covers and become icons of our cultural heritage. Robinson Crusoe is the most successful of the lot, I‘ve read that the novel is more widespread than the bible, it has been translated into 110 (!) languages. I know ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

In recent times, this classic children's text has been reconsidered in some surprising ways. I first read Robinson Crusoe when I was about ten (Understanding not all of it.)and re read it several years ago as part of my English literature degree. From my childhood, I remember a fairly harmles story about a bloks stuck on an island ...  Read the complete review

Robinson Crusoe is a tale that we all know. Defoe's story was once compulsory reading in schools. At least they tried to make us read it.Have you ever read it right through? The first thing that hit me was that it was long winded and it seemed to take far too long to get to the bit that I know as the story. The part that actually knew ...  Read the complete review

Given that the book has been so aggressively bowdlerised as a kid's classic, actually reading 'Robinson Crusoe' is effectively discovering something new, and full of surprises (not all of them pleasant by any means). The first big surprise is how long Defoe actually takes to get to what we imagine is the story - Crusoe takes ...  Read the complete review

We all know the story of Robinson Crusoe - but have you actually read it? I read it for the first time in my life this year. I was astonished. The underlying idea, of survival against all the odds, is strong enough to motivate a fair number of spin-offs (Defoe wrote a couple himself), and even Desert Island Discs. When you ...  Read the complete review