My main issue with this was the multiple shipwrecks before the main event. I suppose it's meant to show the pull of the sea on Crusoe so that it's almost like an addiction, but the female in me is just thinking how can he so idiotic? 

I sort of enjoyed the large middle bit where he finds a way of life stranded on a seemingly desserted island. It also doesn't make sense to me that it takes him YEARS to find out that it isn't actually desserted. However, I also think I was too distracted while reading this to give it its full due. Thus I have padded my rating slightly. Am I going to give it another go though? Unlikely.