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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
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
I personally did not like this book. I guess I just don't like the style of the 1700s. The story, had it been written in another way, would have been amusing.
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
What in the hell is the book even about? i understand is parody, its supposed to be satire I think its also supposed to be funny, but I think the book itself didn't get the memo
The ideas and plot points in the story, especially the worlds created and characters involved were incredible. It’s fascinating that something written hundreds of years ago can have more imaginative wit than today’s works. However, I did find myself bored and confused a lot of the time.
adventurous
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
medium-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
I enjoyed [b:Gulliver's Travels|219159|Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1390188012l/219159._SY75_.jpg|2394716] much more than I expected I would.
The satire was very clever in parts, like when the Lilliputian’s that wore higher heeled shoes than others which made them taller represented “high church” vs. the shorter (lower heeled inhabitants) “low church”. Also, the flying island (England) in part 3 being able to slam down on smaller islands (Ireland) was an interesting analogy. Gulliver being a giant in the first story vs. being small among giants in the second story and how the respective inhabitants treated him was interesting.
Throughout the four travels, [a:Jonathan Swift|1831|Jonathan Swift|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1183238507p2/1831.jpg] progressed and got more worldly in scope, moving from specific political satire of his home country of England to a veritable lambasting of humanity in general with his depiction of the Yahoos. He got really pretty vicious with his view and critique of mankind in the last story.
The adventure part of [b:Gulliver's Travels|219159|Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1390188012l/219159._SY75_.jpg|2394716] was also well done, but the formula (wasn’t it a shipwreck each time?) could have been changed up a bit in each story to add some variety. Perhaps going underground in a cave or getting lost in the jungle or just something different could have worked just as well?
4 stars.
The satire was very clever in parts, like when the Lilliputian’s that wore higher heeled shoes than others which made them taller represented “high church” vs. the shorter (lower heeled inhabitants) “low church”. Also, the flying island (England) in part 3 being able to slam down on smaller islands (Ireland) was an interesting analogy. Gulliver being a giant in the first story vs. being small among giants in the second story and how the respective inhabitants treated him was interesting.
Throughout the four travels, [a:Jonathan Swift|1831|Jonathan Swift|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1183238507p2/1831.jpg] progressed and got more worldly in scope, moving from specific political satire of his home country of England to a veritable lambasting of humanity in general with his depiction of the Yahoos. He got really pretty vicious with his view and critique of mankind in the last story.
The adventure part of [b:Gulliver's Travels|219159|Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1390188012l/219159._SY75_.jpg|2394716] was also well done, but the formula (wasn’t it a shipwreck each time?) could have been changed up a bit in each story to add some variety. Perhaps going underground in a cave or getting lost in the jungle or just something different could have worked just as well?
4 stars.
The book is designed to be an adventure story with social commentary, however the commentary is very “this is how things are” and doesn’t explore any themes deeper than stating them. It is not helped by the report style of writing that is common from that era, which in my opinion is dry and unengaging. While it’s interesting to read the commentary of the 18th century and how a number of the issues still apply today, the breadth instead of depth and style of writing make it a grind to get through.
adventurous
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot