ROBINSON CRUSOE
BOOK REVIEW | Usually considered to be the first real novel ever written, The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York doesn't seem, at first, to be that great. It took awhile to get used to some of the language and word usage, and getting through the first part of the book seemed a little dull, but once you get into it, it was easy to see why the book's a classic. It helped that I had a version of the book that had more modern spelling (it was 
published in 1790, I guess they spelled stuff differently then), and it probably didn't hurt that I was reading it on a beach.
published in 1790, I guess they spelled stuff differently then), and it probably didn't hurt that I was reading it on a beach.Once our boy Robinson Crusoe gets shipwrecked, things don't look so good. He despairs. He whines (to himself). He gives up a little. The he gets over it and starts to build stuff... like a mountainside cave castle. And a summer home. And a boat (not a big one, so no, he can't escape). Plus, he makes friends...with animals. And thinks a lot. And grows stuff.
Does he ever escape? Meet any humans along the way? Maybe...so overall, pretty good. But you have to be in the mood for it. Click HERE for the full text and other related stuff.
