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A review by taralorraine
Gulliver's Travels: A Signature Performance by David Hyde Pierce by Jonathan Swift
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Yes this book was a classic written long, long ago. Yes, I can see that Swift was endeavoring to make a commentary on the follies of man through these stories of fantastical lands. BUT, it is very hard to enjoy or praise a story containing phrases like: … when discussing the beauty of women or other animals…
The blatant sexism and white exceptionalism aside (there being little left of the book), I will say I thought there was great creativity in lands described and points of human character woven in, less and less veiled in each new land.
The blatant sexism and white exceptionalism aside (there being little left of the book), I will say I thought there was great creativity in lands described and points of human character woven in, less and less veiled in each new land.