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Classic Starts(r) Gulliver's Travels, by Martin Woodside, Jonathan Swift

eowynn01's review

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adventurous inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

As a child I loved the cartoon movie from 1979, I enjoyed the retellings on TV through the 90s and the various short retelling books.

I thought I knew the story, but after reading this one I realized I missed a lot more of the story then just a man that has no business sailing the number of times that he has been shipped wrecked and surprised he has a family the amount of time he was gone.

But what I never noticed is that with each place he was at, was the author telling the reader how 
broken the world is and/or how we can be better as people. This makes this children's classic even better as an adult.

musingsofachaoticmind's review

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adventurous slow-paced
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