Gulliver’s Travels

5 Responses to “Gulliver’s Travels”

1. Anonymous says:

   June 10, 2010 at 7:42 pm

   Well, I tried to read this book because I had to read a 12th grade reading level book because thats the level I read at, but I was bored from the start. It starts in words, but by the third page all I was seeing was “Bla bla bla bla bla bla bla. . .”

   Then the small house blew up in flames and my interest was rekindled. But, disgustingly, I was turned off by this book because he peed on the flames to place them out. That is just really yucky. I immediately place down the book and honestly wished I could burn it.

   If you want an actual GOOD book, try Lord of the Rings or The Count of Monte Christo. Don’t bother with this rubbish that somehow was published.
   Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
2. Anonymous says:

   June 10, 2010 at 8:35 pm

   While cultural pundits try to convince you that some literature is better than additional literature, the truth is that all art is relative to individial tastes. Thus, it doesn’t make any sense to reflect that a novel like this one is really any better than say, Michael Crichton or Stephen King. Aesthetic standards can’t be grounded.

   Thus, don’t listen to anyone who tries to distinguish between “serious” works of literature like this one and allegedly “lesser” novels. The honor is entirely illusory, because no novels are “better” than any others, and the concept of a “fantastic novel” is an intellectual hoax.
   Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
3. RJOANP@aol.com says:

   June 10, 2010 at 11:01 pm

   I have heard that this is a children’s book (and perhaps there are abridged versions), but I have no thought how a middle schooler could read this dense, verbose novel and know the devious, underlying themes Swift describes. I have heard many positive reviews concerning this book, and although there are many insightful points, perhaps the material was not open in a appealing fashion, for very regularly I got lost in the words and nonending references to English politics. On the additional hand, it’s vital to note that in the early 18th century, English satire was probably extremely dry (very different from today, huh ) and hard to follow. All in all, this book is an exploration into man’s right scenery and, despite the sometimes clumsy manipulation of langauge, expresses a mature intellect that reflects Swift’s intelligence.
   Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
4. Anonymous says:

   June 10, 2010 at 11:58 pm

   I had to read Gullives Travels for a book report and I thought it was very dull
   Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
5. Amanda says:

   June 11, 2010 at 1:05 am

   Did you know the monster in ‘Frankenstein’, which was written in 1816, is compared to the ‘Id’ in Freudian theory and that he too was made as a character long before Freud was born?
   Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5