Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift

19 reviews

gentle_garbage_baby's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

3.25

I can actually imagine a British politician in 2024 reading this and thinking it's a good idea.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism and Child death

natgoe's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism and Child death

sunflower7skull's review against another edition

challenging funny fast-paced

3.5

I read this because of Hozier and participation in an Academic Bowl. Very dense language but conveys meaning well!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Classism, Cannibalism, and Child death

Moderate: Blood, Pregnancy, and Abortion

picking_back_up's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

3.0

Holy Bejezus, what did I just consume? 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Child death, and Cannibalism

Minor: Abortion

claan's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cannibalism

jiggityjog's review against another edition

dark funny informative sad fast-paced

5.0

Excellent, biting satire that might seem unnecessarily vulgar if not taken into historical context. While the premise of this essay is a bit outlandish, it is no less horrifying than how the British empire ruthlessly ruled the Irish people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Racism, Child death, and Child abuse

celinamrr's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism and Murder

ash0ncloud2306's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Abortion, Cannibalism, and Classism

slakin19's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

Minor: Abortion

velokei's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

3.5

Quick read, funny and interesting!! Understanding the sarcasm in the essay is essential to its enjoyment. Also, it does describe women poorly (however this was written in 1720s so that isn’t much of a surprise)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Classism, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Abortion