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Gulliver’s Travels
Gulliver’s Travels
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October 1, 2019
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October 31, 2019
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Old School Classics, Pre-1915
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Deb
Nov 01, 2022 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
I had only seen the animated movie of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels as a kid. Since I knew even then that there were radical changes made to the story (see my review f Tevye the Milkman for that rant), I had no desire to read it. Then, one of the book clubs on Goodreads picked it for its November selection, so I grabbed an audiobook of it.

I'm glad I did. Swift was really a cynical so-and-so (insert my usual "bad word" here), with a very sharp eye for human foibles, and has woven a much mor ...more
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While not the easiest book, it stands the test of time as a classic commentary on society and human values.
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