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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
A Modest Proposal is incredible and still relevant all these years later. In general I prefer his later works though that may be because of their Irish themes. To get the most out of the essays you need to get a bit of background on who is is taking aim at and why. But Swift really knows how to throw shade.
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dark
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the general idea is interesting but just went on much too long without really saying anything new
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swift’s grasp on verbal irony is key to the success of this proposal. any falter would result in the poignancy of swift’s plea to deteriorate.
ridiculous situations require ridiculous pleas
ridiculous situations require ridiculous pleas
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dark
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fast-paced
This audiobook version narrated by John Gonzalez struck the right tone for the mix of dispassionate rhetoric and winking satire. This work's place in history would afford it a much higher rating, but it does go on a bit too long in macabre details to be an enjoyable read today.
This essay did remind me of a similarly macabre book of cartoons addressing the subject of how to deal with the members of "the surplus population" back in the early 80s—101 Uses for the Unemployed.
This essay did remind me of a similarly macabre book of cartoons addressing the subject of how to deal with the members of "the surplus population" back in the early 80s—101 Uses for the Unemployed.