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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Stars: 2,5
Het oude taalgebruik maakte het geheel wat langdradig.
Het oude taalgebruik maakte het geheel wat langdradig.
First published in 1726, Gulliver’s Travels was an immediate success and as a powerful satire as well as an adventure story, continues to ensnare readers of all ages. Categorized into four parts, Gulliver’s Travels follows Lemuel Gulliver, (Gulliver is a word play on the word “gullible”) as he travels accidentally to four amazingly strange and exotic places. The first is the country of Lilliput where people are 5-6 inches tall, and then he travels to Brobdingnag where the people, this time, are giants at 60-70 feet. On his third journey he ends upon the flying island of Laputa which is inhabited by absurdly impractical scientist, and lastly, perhaps also the strangest, he goes to the land of the Houyhnhnms- the civilized horses and he filthy, uncivilized human-like Yahoos.
Although this is a satire, Gulliver’s disgust for humans is scant in the first two books but increases in the third and becomes extreme in the fourth. It is a commentary on mankind, and Swift uses this exotic imagery to mock the hypocrisy and underhandedness in the morals, social habits political events and ideals, of the people. He is portrayed as a man who loves to travel and meet new people and connect with them, but the apparent uncaring attitude he has for his wife Mary, is very unsatisfying to read about.
However great this book may be, there were points when Gulliver was rambling on and on about futile things. But nonetheless, it is a book that I would greatly recommend to all lovers of travel. This book is so resplendent that I would even dare to suggest parents to let their children read it, albeit an abridged version. This is the first time I read this book and I cannot say I hated it, but I did not love it either. So I rate it a 4/5 stars and hope future readers will only grant it more for in this regard, I do not think I did it justice.
Although this is a satire, Gulliver’s disgust for humans is scant in the first two books but increases in the third and becomes extreme in the fourth. It is a commentary on mankind, and Swift uses this exotic imagery to mock the hypocrisy and underhandedness in the morals, social habits political events and ideals, of the people. He is portrayed as a man who loves to travel and meet new people and connect with them, but the apparent uncaring attitude he has for his wife Mary, is very unsatisfying to read about.
However great this book may be, there were points when Gulliver was rambling on and on about futile things. But nonetheless, it is a book that I would greatly recommend to all lovers of travel. This book is so resplendent that I would even dare to suggest parents to let their children read it, albeit an abridged version. This is the first time I read this book and I cannot say I hated it, but I did not love it either. So I rate it a 4/5 stars and hope future readers will only grant it more for in this regard, I do not think I did it justice.
This book was super weird most of the time.
It reminded me of H.G. Wells's The Time Machine in the manner the narrator described different societies.
All around interesting (especially as someone who majored in Anthropology in college). It makes you think how people from other societies would think about our society if they saw it with fresh eyes.
It reminded me of H.G. Wells's The Time Machine in the manner the narrator described different societies.
All around interesting (especially as someone who majored in Anthropology in college). It makes you think how people from other societies would think about our society if they saw it with fresh eyes.
If i fail 18th century class im gonna drink gasoline and eat a lit match
Swift’s brutally honest tale of Gulliver must be admired for many reasons. It’s stark and vivid nature place the reader at the helm of their own ship; they too are discovering new worlds with the protagonist.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Swift e probabil cel mai bun autor englez de satira politica si sociala. O poveste clasica ce impunge agresiv fenomene de actualitate.