A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to Their Parents, or the Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to by Jonathan Swift

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readingautistic's review against another edition

3.0
Cannibalism seems a great solution to too many poor people. Eat the children! The title essay was very good, fun satire with a clear and punchy message behind it, and I rather enjoyed the poem about city rain, but that last essay (An Examination Of Certain Abuses, Corruptions, And Enormities, In The City of Dublin) was seriously making my eyes glaze over, so something of a mixed bag overall.

blewa's review against another edition

4.0
If you like satire, have a tolerance for English from the 1700s and can take a joke it's worth a read.
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lesliewright34's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous dark funny reflective sad fast-paced

mustang423's review against another edition

5.0
funny sad fast-paced
Everyone’s first introduction to satire

cmjustice's review against another edition

4.0
An excellent example of satire at it's best

theoriginallavenderbee's review against another edition

2.0
dark reflective slow-paced
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adnox's review against another edition

2.0
eat children or die trying.

erjey's review against another edition

5.0
funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

napp22's review against another edition

5.0
World's greatest piece of satire and you're wrong if you disagree
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kris_mccracken's review against another edition

4.0
Political satire at its best. There is a reason that this is considered part of the canon.