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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
dark
tense
medium-paced
Anyone remember the book-made-movie with Ted Dandy? When I first read this as a teenager, I enjoyed Gulliver and his little-big adventures. I never sought the book as a political metaphor in modern alienation. Primarily, focusing on an individual’s repeated failures to integrate into societies to which he does not belong. It kind-of took all the fun in reading this book.
adventurous
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Sátira en estado puro. Brillante, sobre todo el cuarto viaje.
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
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:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The depth of Swift's satire against Newton, George I, and the English monarchy as a whole is brilliantly unrivalled, voraciously defending the Irish. He also offers interesting viewpoints on the idea of animal rationis capax, and with that, some ugly truths about humanity — what makes humans human? Does our ability to reason justify superiority over animals, or does that make us the worser parties?
Pleasantly surprised by this. I really enjoyed the not so subtle jabs on societal standards (that were oddly still relevant today). Steamy scale 0 of 5 (Audible)