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Gulliver's Travels (Barnes  Noble Classics Series) (BN Classics)
Gulliver's Travels - Barnes Noble Classics Series - BN Classics
Author: Jonathan Swift
Considered the greatest satire ever written in English, Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels chronicles the fantastic voyages of Lemuel Gulliver, principally to four marvelous realms: Lilliput, where the people are six inches tall; Brobdingnag, a land inhabited by giants; Laputa, a wondrous flying island; and a country w...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781593080570
ISBN-10: 1593080573
Publication Date: 10/1/2003
Pages: 368
Rating:
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 16 ratings
Publisher: Barnes Noble
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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jrw avatar reviewed Gulliver's Travels (Barnes Noble Classics Series) (BN Classics) on + 33 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This classic starts off fanciful enough with the famous Lilliputian adventure. Each adventure gets more and more scathing in depicting human nature. I didn't quite expect it to be so graphic and incendiary because the only previous exposure to Gulliver was through cartoons. The cartoons, however, whitewash the novel to make them kid-friendly.
It is entertaining reading. I especially enjoyed the barbs at the people who completely forsake the things that work for their unproven, idiotic pet ideas (and the society that encourages it).
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