777 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

elyia's review against another edition

5.0

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Brilliant, and still applicable to some countries (and their relations to their colonoziers and oppressors) today

embob365's review against another edition

3.0

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I hope this was satire because wtaf

edit:
yes this is satire. I ought to have read the blurb first.

danielle3's review against another edition

3.0

dark funny fast-paced

readinggurl93's review against another edition

4.5

reflective fast-paced

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I was almost convinced that eating children was the solution to poverty.

troyc's review against another edition

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What once was obvious, bitter satire could likely be considered reasonable in the full insanity of present times.

bool's review against another edition

3.5

dark funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

mayormccheese's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny fast-paced

smuttea_matcha's review against another edition

3.0

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I love how casual Swift is in his proposal. I felt like he was discussing this with me over some tea. It was amusing to see how he had all the facts ready and all the numbers calculated.

gabybusby's review against another edition

4.0

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Brilliantly satirical

**update**
Dude I'm jus thinking about how silly this was

clariceh's review against another edition

2.5

funny lighthearted fast-paced