772 reviews for:

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

Jonathan Swift

3.92 AVERAGE

ellenarcher22's review against another edition

3.0

dark funny medium-paced

storytimed's review against another edition

2.5

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This was on my to-read list because I was supposed to read it for school, did not, and resolved to read it for real someday to redeem myself
I mean, this was fine? Like as one of the First Satires I'm glad it exists, but it does suffer from the Tolkien problem of like... it's been so long and so influential that the original work doesn't feel all that innovative anymore

forgottensockunderyourbed's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark funny informative fast-paced

metcren's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark funny reflective fast-paced

essentiallyene's review against another edition

5.0

funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

_lexie_'s review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

marua's review against another edition

4.25

dark funny fast-paced

nlgeorge73's review against another edition

4.0

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Jonathan Swift was so wicked to devise this satire to bring attention to the problem of the devastating poverty in Ireland. It is amazing how timeless humor can be.

dante_woods's review against another edition

4.0

fast-paced

breamfish1138's review against another edition

3.0

funny fast-paced

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You will never f##king guess what the actual proposal is lol. The first time I read it, it was like a flashbang.