Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burden to Their Parents Or the Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Country by Jonathan Swift

2 reviews

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

danycatreader's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

Honestly, I would have never found out about this book if it weren't for school. I was glad, though. It is short, concise, and precise in dissing the English and being satirical. It is so well constructed I'm writing a paper on it. But be warned! It is not a book for the squeamish.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism and Child abuse

Moderate: Murder and Sexism