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Gulliver's Travels (Penguin Classics)
by Jonathan Swift
from Penguin Classics
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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Profound, if you allow it... 
I recently took a graduate course in topics of Modern philosophy and we read this book in great detail. I must disagree with those reveiwers who approach this book from a literary or English studies background and classify the book as satire. A very powerful case can be made that this book is highly philosophical. Swift even goes so far as to have Gulliver say that his log concerning his travels (i.e. the book) is directed to philosophers. Even had he not, one cannot overlook that Aristotle and Plato make... more info
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Gulliver's Travel is the greatest satire in the English language
Satire is a staple of comedy shows on cable tv. However, the greatest satirist of the English language is not to be found in hilarious monologues on television. His name is Jonathan Swift. Swift was an Irish born bishop from Dublin who lived from 1667 to 1775. In his greatest piece of fiction "Gulliver's Travels" we see him as he punctures human prejudice, hatred, warfare and petty political bloviating!
The story is told through the pen of Dr. Lemuel Gulliver who is a ship's surgeon. Gulliver is... more info
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Good read, a little dated 
I really enjoyed reading through Gulliver's Travels, I recommend it to anybody who's trying to get a good grasp on the classics and learn to enjoy some literature, but for those of you who just want to sit down at the beach and relax, this might not be the book for you. Despite the numerous versions of Gulliver's Travels flying around billed as Adventure Stories, you must remember that Swift was a satirist and Gulliver's travels is really just a large allegory. Keep in mind it's a satire from a few hundred... more info
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Interesting
Gulliver's Travels is definetely an interesting read. The changes pace frequently because the book is divided into four books according to his different adventures. Each book(adventure)gives you a differnt view of people and questions about humans and humanity. The last book was my personal favorite-it's a very differnet spin on humanity from the other ones. Overall, it's a very good book and I would recommend it if you need a book to read or have only ever read the children's version.
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