Island vs Robinson Crusoe: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Islands, Survival, British and irish fiction, Fiction

Cover of Island

Island Aldous Huxley · 1962 ★★★★☆ 3.8 295 pages · ≈ 5 h 28 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe · 1686 ★★★★☆ 3.7 123 pages · ≈ 2 h 17 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.8 vs 3.7 — either is a safe pick by score.
Robinson Crusoe is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Island.
Island is the easier read (Moderate), Robinson Crusoe more demanding (Demanding).

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