A review by ladybugwrites
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

funny slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Somehow, this book is three stars, which I say is completely owed to the parts where the books is funny (there's aren't that many, but they hit). This is a book that's occasionally funny, at times fascinating, but mostly so detail oriented that it makes you fall asleep. If I ever read the words "but I don't want to bother the Reader with too many details..." or something along those lines, ever again, I will riot. I think it's meant ironically that whenever this sentence comes up, it's at the end of a long-winded paragraph where he goes into way too much detail.