The story is of a self-reliant family who manages to make the best from the situation when they are ship-wrecked on a South-Pacific island. But the story is less about overcoming true adversity and more about the family cleverly utilizing the implausible wealth of artifacts, flora, and fauna that they manage to find in one location. No challenge or inconvenience arises that cannot be solved by some hard work and another miraculously convenient find. Furthermore, even in the surprisingly abundant surroundings of the family, it seems impossible that they'd have enough time and energy to truly accomplish so many feats to maintain their high standard of living in these difficult surroundings.
I was also disappointed by the additions by another author later in the book. After the initial writing, many others added their own versions of the family's continuing adventures and those from Isabelle de Montolieu are contained in this edition. Her additions contradicted some events earlier written about by Wyss and I found them less interesting.
Still, to a boy (as I was when I first read this long ago), the adventure of being stranded on an island while being able to accomplish nearly anything was captivating. It reminds me games I'd play with my friends as a lad. Not a terribly realistic adventure, but a fun one nonetheless.Get more detail about The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island.
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