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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

I love robinson cruseau. it is most definitely NOT a children's book, though it may seem that way upon surface reading.
I have read it at least 5 times since I was young.

well no it's not a kids book it's "victorian man against nature", and therefore an archaeological document of sorts, but i don't know, i wouldn't read it again... i guess i would if i was stuck in a desert island ha ha ha.

nabokov accused conrad of writing literature for boys, actually, so heart of darkness could be considered that, but it's ok by me and these days more of an "apocalypse now" reference ha ha ha.

its peculiar he hasn't read crusoe yet at 17, i read it when i was 12, but anyway, it's such a cultural touchstone, it demands to be read just as a matter of basic knowledge.

you guys ever seen "man friday"? it's a 60s or 70s movie w/ peter o'toole that demolishes the original crusoe. very fucking funny. but see you need to know crusoe for that.