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王 祥吉 a220919299b977 — Some small (in my eyes) spoilers for those annoyed by such things. I enjoyed the first three of Gulliver's travels, and would give that part of the book a good rating purely on merit of being diverting, though there were several vulgar passages that should (and could) have been omitted. Beyond being simply fun to read, I felt that it was a prime example of good language of surpassing clarity. When I read Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities it took me a few pages to become used to his complicated prose. Once accustomed to his manner of speaking I found that I loved it and his prose is still my favorite of anything I have read, but the prose that Swift employed in writing Gulliver's Travels had a straightforward simplicity that was compelling and refreshing; I liked it. Something I noted was the narrating Gulliver's seeming disinterest in his own plights, triumphs and defeats throughout the book. What I found interesting was that despite the lack of emotion present in the narrative, I felt that I connected with Gulliver as a character quite well, such that I was even irritated and annoyed by his ruined state at the end of the novel. I find it worth mention because I have found in the past that seeing the emotions of a character was what helped me to relate to them the most, but in this case Swift managed it without that, I was intrigued by that. A word about the last of Gulliver's four journeys, which I found to be almost a chore to read, and which further drew my ire because of the changes it made in Gulliver himself. In the final journey I felt that Swift was simply slipping into long discourses on the foibles of humanity. Now, because of the nature of the book as a satire, that is precisely what Swift has been doing for most of the book, but it did not work here in the end, I think largely because he has Gulliver embark upon long, exaggerated (true, but still exaggerated) monologue about the state of things in Europe, whereas in the past he had focused mainly on the places to which Gulliver had traveled, add to that the fact that these monologues were specifically designed and calculated to bring all the worst of humanity to the front, and represent it as all that humanity is, which representation I found brought more displeasure with the author, than it brought reflection upon the faults of humanity. Perhaps my reaction is simply a consequence of my living in this time, where exist all of the same faults under somewhat different forms, rather than living in the time and place from which Swift was drawing his experiences, and perhaps not. I leave it to the individual reader to decide for themselves.

Khoula Abdullah _ — In one word: Brilliant!! Ok, Ian McEwan is no Roald Dahl, but I'm sure kids will love these stories just as much like they love Matilda. I especially loved the meaning behind the different stories which is, according to me, "never judge someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes". Ian McEwan is a genius in my eyes and I love his work. This book, of course, is a bit different from his usual work because it's really about fantasy and imagination, but that doesn't mean it's not as good. Sure, it's no "Atonement", but it is as amazing. Kids will love it because of the daydreams and the fantasy and adults will love it because of all the symbols and metaphors for life and living that life. I recommend every teacher of English to put this book on the reading list. It is a gem!