Comments on: “Gulliver’s Travels” Student Reviews 2009

By: Noclegi Gory Stolowe

Noclegi Gory Stolowe — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:57:33 +0000

That was such an awesome book. Don’t think I’d enjoy it now but I remember i had a great time with it when I was younger. Thanks for reminding me about it.

By: Tipsy

Tipsy — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:12:39 +0000

Ah, one of the all time classics I still haven’t found the time to get to. When I were 12, I got my hands on a comic based on the book and It was so engulfing I’ve read it over and over again, till the wear started to show on the comic
Now that I’m a bit older, I think I might finally get to reading the original. Unfortunately I think I’d have to break a leg or something to find the time …

By: Pozycjonowanie

Pozycjonowanie — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:06:13 +0000

I remember that book! I think I might need to rent it and read it again. I remember I quite enjoyed it when I was a kid.

By: Ms. Kurtz (city librarian)

Ms. Kurtz (city librarian) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:14:14 +0000

I read a junior version of the book when I was a child, and I sure saw a lot more in it when I read the whole book as an adult. I could see that Swift was making fun of his own society with examples like political corruption, war based on religion, and characters who believed only in theories instead of obtaining some practical knowledge. The imaginary countries reflect what Swift saw in the British and European society of his time.

By: Mr. Chang

Mr. Chang — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:51:04 +0000

How fascinating that Gulliver travels to Japan! Why do you think that Swift includes the description of an actual country in his novel, along with his depictions of several imaginary countries? What might this suggest about Swift’s attitude toward the cultures of East Asia?

By: Ms. Waddle

Ms. Waddle — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:21:10 +0000

I was very young when I read “Gulliver’s Travels.” I think it’s time to read it again–but even then, I was captivated, laughing aloud at the foibles of mankind. Desperate to finish the book, I read it on a windy road trip in the back of a station wagon (pre-SUV era).