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thomas_edmund 's review for:
Gulliver's Travels
by Jonathan Swift
I confess my only real experience with G's travels has been through the Ted Danson mini-series [[ASIN:B00003ETJV Gulliver's Travels]] which I did enjoy nonetheless but to some extent added the personal drama absent from the original piece.
Nonetheless I enjoyed picking up Swift's (not quite)original piece, despite the centuries past since publication the book is a relatively easy read, with only the occasional old-timey word giving me pause. The strength of the piece is in Gulliver's analysing of each strange and magical land he visits. While not entirely absent of action, the book doesn't have a modern tension-driven storyline, the focus is entirely on examining the oddness of each locale, and comparisons to England.
So while you may not find yourself overly attached to Mr G (about the only thing you learn about him is he has no qualms about leaving his wife and children behind frequently [although he always has some excuse]) you're sure to enjoy Swift providing a depth of observation and insight which must have been controversial back in his day, considering I think some could even be offended today (yahoos!)
Nonetheless I enjoyed picking up Swift's (not quite)original piece, despite the centuries past since publication the book is a relatively easy read, with only the occasional old-timey word giving me pause. The strength of the piece is in Gulliver's analysing of each strange and magical land he visits. While not entirely absent of action, the book doesn't have a modern tension-driven storyline, the focus is entirely on examining the oddness of each locale, and comparisons to England.
So while you may not find yourself overly attached to Mr G (about the only thing you learn about him is he has no qualms about leaving his wife and children behind frequently [although he always has some excuse]) you're sure to enjoy Swift providing a depth of observation and insight which must have been controversial back in his day, considering I think some could even be offended today (yahoos!)