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A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift

3.92 AVERAGE

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katherineanna's review against another edition

4.5
challenging dark funny fast-paced
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toastandhoes's review

funny fast-paced
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nataliakrlna's review

3.75
challenging dark funny fast-paced
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hannah_mariee's review against another edition

2.0
fast-paced

florencebrino's review

4.0
This review includes sensitive material that may be upsetting to some friends.

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I shall now therefore humbly propose my own thoughts, which I hope will not be liable to the least objection. I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled, and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee, or ragout.

A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends, and when the family dines alone, the fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish, and seasoned with a little pepper or salt will be very good boiled on the fourth day, especially in winter.


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** Photo credit: Jonathan Swift / CC
Population / James Cridland, Flickr via Forbes.
Photo of a baby lobster via IDN Times.



Jan 04, 16
* Also on my blog.

bumblebeth25's review

2.0
funny fast-paced
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tartie's review

4.0
Relato satírico muy bien escrito. Durísimo y divertido.
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mands1221's review

2.0
was absolutely not expecting the ‘modest proposal’ was eating children lmao

taliadkn's review

3.5
funny reflective fast-paced
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rodneywilliam's review

3.0
The only part that made me laugh was his proposal being a solution to domestic violence. Besides that, even as satire I think it's in poor taste.