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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
slow-paced
Pleasantly surprised by how modern this feels. For 18th century satire, a shocking amount of it holds up completely. There's a bit of colonialism in here (but again, satire!) but what really surprised me was just how bawdy the whole thing is. It's downright filled with potty humor.
So anyway, enjoyable. Worth reading.
So anyway, enjoyable. Worth reading.
Read this book as a part of my required Lit class for the English Major and honestly, I think my professor is the reason for the three stars. Without her, I would maybe give this a one. I understand that it's satire, but it's just so very boring! He goes in depth about EVERYTHING and it's just slow and annoying.
Gulliver's Travels was a favorite of mine as a child, perhaps an indication of my future interest in travel -- or maybe a contributor. Outstanding book, but I'm afraid my generation may have been the last to enjoy it. My children don't even seem interested in the basic story, let alone in reading the book, evne though they are all prolific readers. Too bad...they're missing out.
adventurous
I read this book to fulfil the goal read a book that inspiried a common phrase or idiom. in this case the word was yahoo. (it was one of the books suggested for the prompt by the internet) i didn't find it horrible. i did read the abriged version found in the kids section of the library. the introduction said that they just took out his political discorces to shorten it. i don't feel i missed much. the book overall was a little creepy and boring, but i could see how someone could like it. i was telling my seven year old about it, and he was asking me a lot of questions so maybe that's the mindset i need to enjoy it.
His essay about eating babies is the best. Not really, but really.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Having tried, and failed, to get through Gulliver's Travels at least 4 times, I finally decided to force my way through it via audio book. This was not fun. Kudos to Johnathan Swift for being snarky and extremely politically astute. A lot of his zingers could be leveled today. I'm impressed that this was published in 1726. However, beyond that? I wouldn't recommend it. For all his moments of humor and wry understanding, Swift has fifty more moments of crudeness, randomness, and just plain boring prose. Also, that ending? Whaaattt?