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mariahistryingtoread 's review for:
Gulliver's Travels
by Jonathan Swift
I cannot comprehend how this is supposed to be a children’s book. It is so bogged down by political satire, heavy allegory and verbose prose. What child outside of the decade this was published could have understood this let alone enjoyed it?
Gulliver, an explorer, dictates his unbelievable experiences in foreign lands. Separated into four parts, Gulliver travels to these different places by happenstance and this book reads like a series of journal entries detailing his observations of the culture. Think Dracula - only less fun.
I was fine in the first location. I became exhausted by the monotony somewhere in part 2. It’s a very rote, very dry account. Especially when I lacked so much historical context. When I wasn’t bored, I was confused.
I was so confounded by this book I wouldn’t find it fair to judge it hence me abstaining from rating it. I don’t think it would be fair in this case when my lack of knowledge is what hindered me. Typically I can still judge a book even if I don’t have expert competency on the topic since there are other factors to examine. I can’t do that here since I literally have almost nothing to go off of. I was that lost.
Maybe someday I’ll get an annotated version and return to it. For now I’ll settle for don’t read this unless you or someone you know has an English degree.
Gulliver, an explorer, dictates his unbelievable experiences in foreign lands. Separated into four parts, Gulliver travels to these different places by happenstance and this book reads like a series of journal entries detailing his observations of the culture. Think Dracula - only less fun.
I was fine in the first location. I became exhausted by the monotony somewhere in part 2. It’s a very rote, very dry account. Especially when I lacked so much historical context. When I wasn’t bored, I was confused.
I was so confounded by this book I wouldn’t find it fair to judge it hence me abstaining from rating it. I don’t think it would be fair in this case when my lack of knowledge is what hindered me. Typically I can still judge a book even if I don’t have expert competency on the topic since there are other factors to examine. I can’t do that here since I literally have almost nothing to go off of. I was that lost.
Maybe someday I’ll get an annotated version and return to it. For now I’ll settle for don’t read this unless you or someone you know has an English degree.