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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
reflective
Donedávna som vôbec netušila, že príbeh o Lilipute nie je jediným príbehom, ktorý knižka opisuje. Najviac sa ma však dotkla štvrtá časť, kedy autorov pohľad na človeka sa morálne znížil. Zvieratá tam majú úroveň ľudí, a ľudia úroveň zvierat. Tento pohľad je veľmi nadčasový, pretože keď sa človek poobzerá aj po dnešnom svete, s ľútosťou si musí povzdychnúť, že aj zvieratá sa k svojmu vlastnému druhu správajú lepšie.
when u take 14 year old me and mix it with a book written in the 1700s u don’t get good things, I couldn’t understand 90% of it lol
I’ve been curious about this book for a long time—ever since I first heard about it, I think. Near the beginning of last year, I decided I ought to just start working through some of the old classics I’ve always wanted to read and never got to, and decided to start this one. This took me over a year to read by itself, so I’m not sure how well my goal of getting through other books is going to go…. Regardless, I’m glad I took the time to read this one.
Gulliver’s Travels is, to put it in a few words, wildly imaginative. All the way through, I was marveling at Jonathan Swift’s ability to come up with one more crazy scenario…which was then succeeded by another even crazier scenario, and then another one after that! The way he looks at the world, too, is quite interesting; in some ways, this book is a satirical analysis of the current English culture in which Swift found himself. I’d be fascinated to research what was going on in history at the time this book was written, because I feel like world events could have easily had a say in what happened in this story.
I’m glad I read this book. It’s interesting to read a piece of literature that has been influencing generations for close to 300 years now, and I’m sure some of the ideas put forth in this story have sparked many new creative ideas for other stories we come across today. Unusual, varying from light fantasy to some mild sci-fi, this collection of four stories was intriguing, ridiculous, and often a lot of fun to imagine as I read through them. I’m glad I read this book, even though it took me so long to get through it, was wordier than I anticipated, and was slightly depressing at the end. I doubt I’d ever read it again, but I’m glad I got through it once.
Gulliver’s Travels is, to put it in a few words, wildly imaginative. All the way through, I was marveling at Jonathan Swift’s ability to come up with one more crazy scenario…which was then succeeded by another even crazier scenario, and then another one after that! The way he looks at the world, too, is quite interesting; in some ways, this book is a satirical analysis of the current English culture in which Swift found himself. I’d be fascinated to research what was going on in history at the time this book was written, because I feel like world events could have easily had a say in what happened in this story.
I’m glad I read this book. It’s interesting to read a piece of literature that has been influencing generations for close to 300 years now, and I’m sure some of the ideas put forth in this story have sparked many new creative ideas for other stories we come across today. Unusual, varying from light fantasy to some mild sci-fi, this collection of four stories was intriguing, ridiculous, and often a lot of fun to imagine as I read through them. I’m glad I read this book, even though it took me so long to get through it, was wordier than I anticipated, and was slightly depressing at the end. I doubt I’d ever read it again, but I’m glad I got through it once.
Realmente la forma en que describe todas sus aventuras y cosas que les pasan son muy interesantes, al igual que hay una distopia que me llamo mucho la atencion ahi mismo. Me gusto todo lo contado
adventurous
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A condemnation of humankind (behavior, whimsies, etc). Not exactly my type of read and sometimes I felt ill-equipped to grapple with the political satire since I don't know the history and the source or particulars of the strife between the Whigs and the Tories. What I could relate to the current political arena and the base greed and general discourteousness of human beings (or brutes as Swift might have called them) I found interesting.
I enjoyed it up until the point he left Lilliput and continued to discover more bizarre and disturbing countries and civilisations. A tedious read, the only other discovered country that wasn't a total bore was one with talking horses. Now I see why the film adaptations don't cover the whole book.
adventurous
informative
slow-paced