Reviews

Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift

chani_kynes's review against another edition

2.0

Ok. I read it. The first half was interesting, but the second half was overly preachy. Satire is just not for me.

m4rtt4's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

Surprisingly good and funny, though at times it was very difficult to differentiate between satire and Swift's/Gulliver's own opinions, e.g. the sexist and racist stuff. Definitely not a children's book, but one to be read and enjoyed by adults — it really made me think about the concept of humanity, and how so little has changed since the 1700s — some things have even become worse. I really love to read fake scientific texts, with this one being no exception, though Swift could have taken it easy with all the precise numbers and other measurements. So many unnecessarily complicated details along with the old-ish language made the story boring at times, but all in all, it definitely was not a bad read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Racism, and Misogyny

Minor: Colonisation

remi_k's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

vanillaphantoms's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

The only point I take away from this rating are from the fact it was written in the 1700s

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Content Warnings

Nothing super specific but there are some eighteenth century attitudes on display

valeriereadsbooks's review against another edition

1.0

DNF at page 103

rao_onceuponaread's review against another edition

4.0

Gulliver's Travels is an extremely famous book that needs no introduction. The story is pretty simple, he goes to a land of tiny people and later to the land of humongous people. The tale is well written and is a must-read.

omnimarta's review against another edition

very entertaining

louisaslibrary's review against another edition

2.0

this is the most boring book i have ever read. i lost brain cells reading this.

danicapage's review against another edition

3.0

Until today this was the only book I had ever started and not finished. And now, I'm done reading this one too.

I wouldn't have got through it if it hadn't been assigned reading though. I don't know why this is just not my cup of tea.

I disagree with people who call this a children's story...but that might just be because I didn't like this one.

I wouldn't recommend this unless you really want to read a satire of 18th century England I'd stay clear.

However, I will admit I just had a really bad background with this one, so I'm definitely biased.

sumaya98smerdon's review against another edition

medium-paced

2.0