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book was almost mildly entertaining until it became disgustingly unbearable, In truth I only listened to half of the book, I decided to listen to it based on fond memories of the tv show from when I was a child, but It was honestly a complete waste ofhours of my life.
. . even though I was working, . .
The writing of this book is completely lost to the ages and changes in societal beliefs

Enter this father that seems to know every little thing about surviving in the wilderness, so much so that even though they knew they had a crate full of medical supplies he didn't even need to open it untilish years after they landed because he knew how to extract medicines from plants.
and keep in mind he has likeyoung boys

This douche narrates a story that is almost more like a wilderness survival guide than a story, except for its lack of any pertinent information on how to actually survive a similar situation.


This douche is seemingly the only man in the world that 'god' cares for because every time a situation appears that would pose a massive challenge he simply prays and it magically appears ie bees hollowing out the exact tree they had decided to use as a tree house from the bottom to the top so that he could simply build a spiral staircase on the inside good thing that among studying with a surgeon, learning about natural medicines in this exact climate, learning how natives turned random nuts into bowls and learning how to tan leather, he also studied as a carpenter and a ship builder fuck

And amazingly having all these skills going into this situation, this douche still sits there preaching about 'god', as if his douche life of learning completely random skills didn't luckily douche out and douche him into douchery.


But I douchegress, Don't waste your time on this book, it will only leave you wanting for a sweeter time in your life, a time when fairies still danced upon the morning dew, A time when thunder sounded like a brave lions roar, A time when geese flew in perfect V's and not strange Tilde shapes, A time long before you decided to open this book of rank douchery,.rounded down.

Shoot. My firstrating for. All my fears about this book have been confirmed, unfortunately, It may be a classic, but it hasnt aged well, and it honestly isnt good, Just a few of my issues with it are below,

I dont see this as a book about survival because everything was handed to them, Survive what Survive living on a utopia unicorn island full of every flora and fauna

known to mankind, all conveniently located on a small desert island Survive having a constant abundance of food and supplies PSA, this is NOT what you see on Naked amp Afraid lol.
Survive life in the wilderness when the patriarch knows literally EVERYTHING about every plant, seed, animal all of their uses from every corner of the globe, how the Africans, Indians, AKA “savages” use them It requires a little more suspension of disbelief than I can muster, Im afraid.


EDIT: If you're looking for a book about ACTUAL selfsufficiency and ingenuity, I recommend this one I recently read, sitelinkThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope,

I am not a reader that tends to be put off when an animal dies, as I can fully appreciate fictional stories, however, this book drove me nuts with all the animal killing, capturing and taming! They killed for sport, because they were annoyed, or because they simply wanted to know what type of animal it was and showcase it in their museum, but rarely did they kill out of necessity for food.
They murderedapes for being mischievous and then were “grieved” by the sight of all the bodies, Like “Oops, my unchecked and uncivilized rage got the best of me and now we have to clean up all these apes I wish we hadnt killed, ” Their domesticated animals were their beloved captives, and seemingly only placed on this earth to protect them and do their bidding,

This doesnt work as a morality story either, despite the ceaseless and tiresome preaching of the patriarch, It is apparent the author feels everything on earth is placed solely for the use of white, “civilized” I use this term VERY loosely because they acted in no way civilized Europeans.
Teaching that praying for something means it magically appears doesnt work thats not even how the Bible teaches the way God works, Just because you pray for something doesnt mean you automatically get it, Trying to teach that if you pray, everything will be perfect is inherently flawed, If youre familiar with Christianity you know that God never promises a lack of adversity, yet this family faces zero adversity, Its not realistic as a “teaching tool, ”

The colonists were also greedy, From their overabundance of food, zeal for killing animals for no good reason, forcing wild animals into domestication, and development of numerous homes, abodes, and plantations on such a small island was ludicrous, but I guess thats what colonizers do

This book was perhaps my greatest insight into the history of fearmongering racism.
Their biggest fear was not encountering a wild animal, or drowning, or starving, What they feared most of all was crossing paths with BLACK SAVAGES, Apparently, the Robinsons are entitled to colonize a land not native to them, but had there been any natives who ALREADY owned that land, they would have shot and killed them on the spot to “protect” themselves.
Sound familiar

Im a pretty avid reader and enjoy the classics, I understand that many were written in a time where racism was widely practiced and encouraged, however, there isnt enough plot or characterization to interest me so that I can ignore the rampant racism.
And I think its ridiculous anyway that people put that burden on minorities to somehow ignore hatred towards their skin color simply because “thats just how it was back then.
” How about we just concur that this book is no longer worthy of being a classic, and stop expecting people to read it without addressing their own moral compass SPOILER ALERT
I've read it now, and it does not measure up to the Disney movie.
It was so ridiculous! The boys shoot every animal they see, which range from inhabitants of the African savannah, Australia, and the American northwest yes, hippos, rhinos, lions, tigers, kangaroos, bears, elephants, the duckbilled platypus, you name it, they're on the island.
The father knows absolutely everything about every plant and animal, and sums up every situation correctly before it happens, He recognizes plants like flax and wax bushes, For a deserted island, it's interesting that there is absolutely everything that they could possibly need and that the father who has never lived in the West Indies recognizes it all at a glance.
Oh also, their European trees that happened to be on the ship grow just fine in the blazing tropical sun, There is no conflict because the father knows his way out of any trouble, and the only story is "we went here, shot this animal, made this hut, etc.
" The characters all speak the same even the little boy talks just like his dad and uses the same adult phrases and big words, The last chapter was the most interesting, I could see a young boy who doesn't mind oldfashioned language who's into hunting and survival liking this book but that's about it, so I'll keep it just in case Ethan falls into that category.
There is no hot girl for the boys to fight over either! I read at the end that the author thought of the story to give his sons survival ideas, and I don't think that's so bad, but if you're going to set a novel in the West Indies, and you know so much about flora and fauna, you could try to make the flora and fauna of the island authentic.
There I'm done venting, and very glad to be done with the book!,