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Liked It “Starts out slow, and makes you question why the book is a classic, but about the halfway point you begin to understand Dafoe's brilliance.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “I admit that I just cannot enjoy this book. Even as a fan of Defoe's previous efforts this one just seems rather uninspired still. I also can't help but feel that this is an attempt at a feminist book - at a historical junction when one was surely needed - yet written by someone who isn't sure...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Starts out slow, and makes you question why the book is a classic, but about the halfway point you begin to understand Dafoe's brilliance.”
Chris M wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Much better then Robinson Crusoe. The writing style takes some getting used to and is a little repetitive, but the overall story line keeps you interested.”
daedodawn wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Daniel Defoe is one of the first great modern novelists, and this novel has a quite different tone than Robinson Crusoe -- a novel I've read of his within the last six months. Moll Flanders is a likable but bawdy and sly narrator who seems to fool herself sometimes on exactly how conniving and manipulative she is. The reader never stops rooting for Moll, though, no matter how much theiving, whoring, and marrying she does.”
Kimberly F wrote this review Thursday, October 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Even though everyone loves it and I have to say that a second reading made it better”
Katarzyna S wrote this review Tuesday, October 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“I admit that I just cannot enjoy this book. Even as a fan of Defoe's previous efforts this one just seems rather uninspired still. I also can't help but feel that this is an attempt at a feminist book - at a historical junction when one was surely needed - yet written by someone who isn't sure what a feminist is.”
Raz wrote this review Monday, October 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“To be sincere, a bit difficult to read, due to old language usage. It took me a while to finish it. ”
Xesc wrote this review Saturday, October 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Loved the writing and came to enjoy the odd english phrasing and sentences”
Nancy W wrote this review Wednesday, September 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Couldn't finish it, too boring for my taste!”
Hala wrote this review Friday, July 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“For classic literature it was ok, but I definitely wouldn't have picked it up had I not had to read it for my 11th grade English class.”
Azuree wrote this review Saturday, December 27 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“An interesting story. Although i didnt like Moll Flanders characted itself, i thought Daniel Defoe painted her feelings and her moves in an attractive way. I found it a bit annoyin in the begining since it's written in an old way, dialogue structure, vocabulary are sometimes difficult to catch up with.
Reza F wrote this review Thursday, December 11 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
But once i was in the book, i got used to it and I really felt i was understanding the character's psychology. Few books have reported well a women's psychology, this is one who did it, and did it in a stylish way.”
