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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
challenging
reflective
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:
No
I can't say how glad I am for the footnotes and all those introductions. Without them I just would not get the satire level of this book. Unless you have a really thorough knowledge of European history you can't afford to skip them either. I also liked the basic level of this book. I kept forgetting that the travels never took place and that there are no such places as Laputa or Lilliput :)
I understand why this book is some people's favourite, but I don't think I've read a more boring book in my life.
I read this on Serial Reader, 47 issues. It was for my classic lit book club. The beginning wasn't so bad, but as it went on I had to force myself to continue reading. Way too detailed and some of the "adventures" are just absurd. This is not a classic I would recommend, but now I can say I read it!
reflective
medium-paced
I had this book on my shelves for quite a while but never really gave it a read until recently, it caught my eye, and I said "Why not read a classic, for old times sake" and so I did. I'm honestly surprised at how much I liked it and how much it made me reflect on the way I am day by day, it made me question so many things I never once considered, and I also imagined all of these wonderful and interesting places. Its such a good read honestly, I recommend it for everyone, it dwells on topics still relevant to this day and you´ll get to learn many archaic words for once :) p.s: I'm pretty sure the word yahoo derived from this, Jonathan swift's book.
I'm sorry, how could you not love such an epic? Of course, I read this book in school and thus under time constraints I did not get to fully appreciate Swift, but I love Lilliput... and that's all that really matters.
we need to stop letting things be classics because old white men wrote them
Wonderful political satire that is applicable today as in the 1720's.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think that this book is great. It is fun to read as a whole, but each of the four parts can be read by themselves. Very interesting and funny; lovely for a book in the “canon”