Reviews - A Modest Proposal

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'I desire these politicians who dislike my overture, and may perhaps be so bold to attempt an answer, that they will first ask the parents of these mortals whether they would not at this day think it a great happiness to have been sold for food at a year old in the manner I prescribe, and thereby have avoided such a perpetual sense of misfortunes as they have since gone through by the oppression of landlord, the impossibility of paying rent without money or trade, the want of common sustenance, with neither house nor clothes to cover them from the inclemencies of winter, and the most inevitable prospect of entailing the like or greater miseries upon their breed forever.'

peachmoni's review against another edition

4.0

funny slow-paced

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mrbeeblebrox's review

5.0

Dark, twisted, and wickedly funny satire. Definitely worth the read.

drjakoby's review

5.0

Rolig i klass med Candide. Ironiska överdrifter är för härliga att läsa. Det blir sprängstoff.

Och för all del: Den är i allra högsta grad aktuell även idag!!! (tre utropstecken)

alexiisnnguyen's review

bet some english aristocrat read this back in the day and was like “omg he cooked”

zackolantern's review against another edition

4.0

"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 a ragout."

Quite simply one of the wildest essays I have ever read lol. Wonderful examination of the absurd things people will propose to “solve” economic problems. You can read the whole essay here.