• Robinson Crusoe

  • By: Daniel Defoe
  • Narrated by: Denny Sayers
  • Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
  • 3.1 out of 5 stars (51 ratings)

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Robinson Crusoe

By: Daniel Defoe
Narrated by: Denny Sayers
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Publisher's summary

First published in 1719, Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe is commonly considered as the first novel in English. Based on the real-life experience of Alexander Selkirk, who spent four years on a Pacific island, it is the account of the 28-year stay of an English sailor on a nearly uninhabited island near America. Actually, Robinson Crusoe has to share the island with cannibals. He eventually manages to save some of their victims, one of them becoming his servant under the name Man Friday.

The story has aroused the imagination of many generations and has remained popular ever since its first publication. This book is considered one of the most widely published books in history.

Public Domain (P)2007 123classical

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Seriously Horrible

If you can get past the fact that it sounds like he is reading inside a tin can, this narrator is absolutely impossible to listen to for more than a few minutes without zoning out. He pauses at the most inoportune times, right in. ......... the middle of a sentence. I don't even know what to say about this. I laughed out loud when I first heard it. Was this done in someone's basement? Was the guy holding his nose? I got through precisely 24 minutes before I gave up. And that was listening on 1-1/2 times speed. Awful.

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This guy shouldn't be allowed to read outloud

I liken the experience to cutting yourself then pouring lemon juice on the wound. I bet the story is good though.

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Horrible narration, boring storh

As others have commented both quality of the audio and the narration style is incredibly bad. Many others said the story is good, but I also disagree, it felt needlessly specific, attempting to be journal entries style of writing, completely unengaged all the way through.

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Wonderful book, extremely poor treatment

I've never felt like Audible overcharged me before, but this. I am sure the narrator is a nice guy and did his best, but this is severely unprofessional. The audio quality is poor on several counts. The tone and EQ vary greatly between segments. It sounds like it was recorded with a second rate microphone in a closet. Sadly, the narrator struggles with the sentence structure, and any number of his errors are not even edited out. He's doing his best but is in over his head. I really should press for a refund. Such a classic tome deserves solid treatment. And this isn't it. Not even close.

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Extremely poor performance and narration. Sounded like a slow grammar school teacher. Could not get through the first chapter.

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worst narration ever

who let this person perform an audiobook? Fire them! this is the worst narration and audio quality I have ever heard from a website that you have to pay for things

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Great book - awful recording

Quality of recording was beneath the reputation of Audible. The book is a classic and highly recommended in another form.

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this was a very good book might read it again..

very good book. enjoyed the planting of food and how crusoe survived on the island

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Very Poor Quality

This is very poor recording & sound quality. It sounds like a guy sitting on his front porch reading & recording it into a cheap microphone. This disappointing and far below Audible standards. Find a better version

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Good book Lousy presentation

The story and book are great. The narration is stilted and it sounds like this reading was the narrators first for this book.

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