Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift

20 reviews

velokei's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

3.5

Quick read, funny and interesting!! Understanding the sarcasm in the essay is essential to its enjoyment. Also, it does describe women poorly (however this was written in 1720s so that isn’t much of a surprise)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexism, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Classism

eve81's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Antisemitism, Abortion, and Pregnancy

goldfishtangerine's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

livruther's review against another edition

challenging dark

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Cannibalism

linguistictabby's review against another edition

dark funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Hilarious. Brilliant. What more can I say?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Cannibalism, and Classism

Moderate: Miscarriage and Abortion

Minor: Antisemitism

andrea_h111's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective fast-paced

4.0

I actually really liked this. I like satire a lot and it was a bit of a shock for me at first. The pamphlet was very well-written, in my opinion, as well as easy to understand, concise, and medium-easy to read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Abortion

loverofeels's review against another edition

dark funny

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism and Murder

Minor: Antisemitism

theoricparrot's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

Moderate: Cannibalism

alphekka's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

danycatreader's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

Honestly, I would have never found out about this book if it weren't for school. I was glad, though. It is short, concise, and precise in dissing the English and being satirical. It is so well constructed I'm writing a paper on it. But be warned! It is not a book for the squeamish.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Cannibalism

Moderate: Sexism and Murder