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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
Definitely not my type of book, I couldn't even finish it. Terrible.
Llevo mil años leyendo este libro y lo terminé solo porque soy una loca incapaz de no terminar libros.
Las primeras dos partes fueron normales, en ocasiones entretenidas y originales.
Peeeero, ya a partir de la tercera parte y en especial la cuarta parte fueron un sinsentido infinito y un aburrimiento total, creo que el autor debió, simplemente, detenerse.
O sea, noto la crítica que hace a la sociedad del siglo XVIII y esa es la razón por la que no le doy una estrella, pero en verdad la narración era insufrible y ridícula. La opinión del narrador de sí mismo me mató todas las pasiones.
Voy a cerrar diciendo que este es un clásico que no pasó la prueba del tiempo.
Las primeras dos partes fueron normales, en ocasiones entretenidas y originales.
Peeeero, ya a partir de la tercera parte y en especial la cuarta parte fueron un sinsentido infinito y un aburrimiento total, creo que el autor debió, simplemente, detenerse.
O sea, noto la crítica que hace a la sociedad del siglo XVIII y esa es la razón por la que no le doy una estrella, pero en verdad la narración era insufrible y ridícula. La opinión del narrador de sí mismo me mató todas las pasiones.
Voy a cerrar diciendo que este es un clásico que no pasó la prueba del tiempo.
adventurous
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
I found this very boring, didn't feel like picking it up, liked some parts. I do respect it-placed in the time that it was written. It is mind blowing that this book is almost 300 years old...
It has been a while since I read it for school. We had to pick a classic and I wanted to impress the teacher. Anyway I can clearly remember few things about this reading experience. Well, only one, but I repeat it.
Beginning of the story is well-known from different kind of kids shows and basically from everywhere. There's movie with Jack Black and Donald Duck cartoon with it. But I was surprised how political and weird it was. (No, I don't want to know how bad giant humans smell)
And then the last part of adventure. I was rather surprised. The book that has been turned into children's entertainment is not only political, but simply has a negative view of humanity in the end. It was truly not what I expected. And considering that this is a classic, and the plot is hardly ever surprise when you star to read one, it is quite weird thing to say about a book this old and famous.
Beginning of the story is well-known from different kind of kids shows and basically from everywhere. There's movie with Jack Black and Donald Duck cartoon with it. But I was surprised how political and weird it was. (No, I don't want to know how bad giant humans smell)
And then the last part of adventure. I was rather surprised. The book that has been turned into children's entertainment is not only political, but simply has a negative view of humanity in the end. It was truly not what I expected. And considering that this is a classic, and the plot is hardly ever surprise when you star to read one, it is quite weird thing to say about a book this old and famous.
I read this about 30 years ago, and I loved this return trip through it. It's perfectly amazing to me how fresh Swift's comments and insights are. To think that this book is almost 300 years old - amazing! People just don't change. People's situations just don't change.
Sure, it may have looked like a good thing to read 50 years ago.
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. The matter-of-fact tone of Gulliver's narration makes the absurd things he's describing all the funnier. Don't read it for the characters (they're not much to write home about); read it when your imagination needs a stroll and your stomach needs a laugh and your brain needs a teaspoon of humility.
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
⭐⭐
Do authors know what paragraphs are? If so, please use them! One thing I hate the most when it comes to books is tones and tones of description where paragraphs are like 4 pages long. I need dialogue. I need chat! Otherwise I just bored.
The only I can tell you about this book is what I already knew before I read it. A giant man getting trapped by very little people. I know more happened, but that's all I got. By the time i got the second part of the book, I wasn't interested anymore and was just reading to finish.
And please don't come at me. I know this is a kids book and I am not the right "audience" for it. But to me, kids books need to be engaging and this was the furthest from it. If this isn't engaging for me, reading it for pleasure, imagine how a 12 year old child with no interest in reading must feel. I almost feel bad for giving my copy to my brother because the boy is gonna be bored to death and think I hate him. Genuinely.
I also wanted to give this a go because I didn't grow up in the UK, therefore I didn't have much accessed to these classics when I was a kid and i didn't want to miss out. Turns out i didn't miss out on anything and hate myself for even trying.
Maybe I'll just read Harry Potter next