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Gulliver's Travels
by Jonathan Swift
I know that this book, as the name obviously implies, is a work of travel literature and is meant to function as a commentary on our society. I know that the book is meant to give us a look into our own (euro-centric) culture through the eyes of varying fictional species whose customs are so entirely different to ours which will therefore illustrate the fact that what we take for granted as 'normal' in our society is just a construct we've created. But man, was this book boring as anything I've ever read.
There is a lot to be said about what it is trying to accomplish but sprinkle in some sexism and just, what is in my opinion, bad writing and you have a classic that pales, by far, in comparison to Jack Black's movie adaptation.
And just for the laughs, it baffles me how Gulliver, an unlikeable narrator, let alone character in general, can keep going back out on these adventures after he is, time and again, shipwrecked, deserted, and caught up in wacky shenanigans. I'd pack it up the first time I got home and call it that. But I suppose that's where some of the sexism comes in with the advice that one " should not have their misery doubled by the load of a wife."
Glad I read it so now I can say that I don't like it with confidence. All that being said, if you're looking for a reason not to read this book, take my review and run with it. Go watch Jack Black instead and save your reading time for something with a little more pizazz.
There is a lot to be said about what it is trying to accomplish but sprinkle in some sexism and just, what is in my opinion, bad writing and you have a classic that pales, by far, in comparison to Jack Black's movie adaptation.
And just for the laughs, it baffles me how Gulliver, an unlikeable narrator, let alone character in general, can keep going back out on these adventures after he is, time and again, shipwrecked, deserted, and caught up in wacky shenanigans. I'd pack it up the first time I got home and call it that. But I suppose that's where some of the sexism comes in with the advice that one " should not have their misery doubled by the load of a wife."
Glad I read it so now I can say that I don't like it with confidence. All that being said, if you're looking for a reason not to read this book, take my review and run with it. Go watch Jack Black instead and save your reading time for something with a little more pizazz.