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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
These people are under continual disquietudes, never enjoying a minute's peace of mind; and there disturbances proceed from causes which very little affect the rest of mortals.
Hysterical from start to finish. It's a condemnation of humanity's vices, obsessions, self-destructiveness, and ridiculousness but also a celebration of everything that makes it so peculiar and wonderful. The whimsy of the plot and characters made me giggle and shake my head; the teenage-angst of the narrator and his increasing insufferability as he preaches for a better society and declares all people to be nothing but disgusting beasts felt modern, true, (and relatable). Have we always hated and condemned ourselves for the way we have done and continue to do things?
On a negative note, women are portrayed horrendously in every moment they appear in this novel. Whether their bodies are described in words vile and dehumanising, or they are absent, unimportant side-notes, it's a depiction that diminishes what is an otherwise perfect book. I had the thought that, if it had not been for this, Gulliver's Travels would be the perfect book to show aliens if they came to earth.
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced