Reviews

Gullivers Travels to Lilliput and Brobdingnag by Jonathan Swift

nikki_maple's review against another edition

3.0

While the Swift's witty satire on the English politics of the time is interesting and the idea of a new world with little people is novel and original, the writing style did not work well with Swift's need to mention the particulars, detailed measurements and the technical aspects. This made me bored and annoyed at times.

After boring the reader with all the specifics, he is casually cruel by stating in the very next line, 'I shall not pain the reader with the particular account of my reception at this court...'

nephiw's review against another edition

4.0

I was with him until the last island, apparently I don't handle criticism well.

cathrinerogne's review against another edition

2.0

I guess I'm just in a bad mood rating this with two stars. I know it's a classic and all, but I just can't seem to like this type of literature at the moment.

relle_madd's review against another edition

3.0

I thought it was funny. Both Lilliput and Brobdingnag had their own appeals. I enjoyed so much the danger he felt in being surrounded by Giant everything and returning home to think everyone/thing proportional to him amazing, delicate and small. He came home with the same view as the people of Brobdingnag had of him. My only question is Why keep traveling? Which is the very question that was raised in the next part if you read the complete Gulliver's travels.

katschm's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

sauvageloup's review

adventurous slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

interesting elements but overall disappointing. reminded me of Thomas More's Utopia, and not in a good way, and mentions him once

pros:
- enjoyed the exciting bits when he was with the big people, which isn't in the movies
- seemed possibly anti-colonist I thought (but still some backward views on non-white ppl.)
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cons:
- loads of boring political, satirical and ethical rambling, repeated multiple times as Gulliver (badly) explains England to each ppl. he meets
- very antifeminist, making a joke of all women and acting disgusted with them
- could've been good if half the length, not so repetitive and Gulliver such a spineless, emotionless person