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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
girl i'm bored and i've read about giant breastfeeding too many times
A scathing criticism of human nature that, 300 odd years later, is still applicable in parts to society today.
A lot of the direct references to historical or “current” (of its time) events are lost on me, even with the helpful annotations, but I still found it enjoyable.
A bit of a slog at times, especially when it gets focussed on measurements, sizes, ‘how things work’, and stuff that my aphantasic brain just cannot visualise and hence struggles with comprehending. Although I suspect some parts were intentionally over-the-top to be satirical.
Parts 2 and 4 were my favourite, with part 3 probably being the weakest (largely the stuff after Laputa).
A lot of the direct references to historical or “current” (of its time) events are lost on me, even with the helpful annotations, but I still found it enjoyable.
A bit of a slog at times, especially when it gets focussed on measurements, sizes, ‘how things work’, and stuff that my aphantasic brain just cannot visualise and hence struggles with comprehending. Although I suspect some parts were intentionally over-the-top to be satirical.
Parts 2 and 4 were my favourite, with part 3 probably being the weakest (largely the stuff after Laputa).
adventurous
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
adventurous
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Actual rating: 2.5 stars
It wasn't for me. I just wasn't. The foolish me who believed it was the same thing I have read as a child... The original version is much more obscene, boring, and threaded with unneeded details that made the lecture more dreadful than pleasurable.
I cannot deny that Jonathan Swift sprinkled in some great ideas about human existentialism, society and morality, while also incorporating the ever-so-mentioned conflict between man and nature. But the execution was so execrable, in my own faulty opinion, that it was hard to appreciate what was actually good about the novel.
I am so glad I finished reading it.
It wasn't for me. I just wasn't. The foolish me who believed it was the same thing I have read as a child... The original version is much more obscene, boring, and threaded with unneeded details that made the lecture more dreadful than pleasurable.
I cannot deny that Jonathan Swift sprinkled in some great ideas about human existentialism, society and morality, while also incorporating the ever-so-mentioned conflict between man and nature. But the execution was so execrable, in my own faulty opinion, that it was hard to appreciate what was actually good about the novel.
I am so glad I finished reading it.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
adventurous
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No