Gulivers Travels
★★★☆☆
back Gulliver's Travels, is a 1726 satirical prose novel by the Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift. The novel satirises human nature and the imaginary "travellers' tales" literary subgenre. Gulliver's Travels is one of the most famous classics of both English and world literature, and popularised the fictional island of Lilliput. The poet John Gay remarked of the work, "It is universally read, from the cabinet council to the nursery." Although the novel is popularly classified under children's literature, Swift had originally written it as a political satire. The book has been adapted for theatrical performances, films, television, and radio over the centuries.
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I have no clue why I picked up this book at 11 years of age. I remember the first section about Lilliput well, and the second section more weakly. I think it’s likely I gave up shortly after starting the third section, as I can’t seem to remember section four at all. I remember the first book as relatively fun, but the later political and philosophical critiques most likely went far over my head. Three stars mostly as a placeholder for lack of memory.
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