“I'm torn in half about this novel. Usually faithful to the classics, I read the original, unabridged version of this book in university. Perhaps because we had to analysis every section of it made it difficult to read; besides that, I found the Defoe's writing style to be unnecessarily sophisticated his pace to be a drag. If this was not a compulsory read, I never would have finished it. However, at the end of the book, I did have a better appreciation for the story that was related, and came to the conclusion that it really is one of the fundamental all-time classics. But my reading experience was not an enjoyable one.”