kathleen_c's Full Review: Gulliver's Travels Books
“Gulliver’s Travel” is a great novel written by an amazing author, Jonathan Swift. Its is a great narrative about a man named Gulliver who takes upon many voyages across the ocean. Among these journeys he landed amongst many islands. This led him to encountering many different creatures. This science fictional novel is very interesting due to different “people” he meets and the various islands he discovers and explores.
Throughout parts one through four in the story, four different adventures are described. For example, in parts one and two, Gulliver explains his experience with miniature people that used him to their advantage and giants who used him as their amusement. In part three of the book, Gulliver lands on a “floating island” full of natives that don’t speak his language. He is very interested in their intelligence. However, he wishes to return home to England. In part four, Gulliver introduces an island full of horses. Even though, these horses weren’t very ordinary. They spoke their own language, Gulliver soon learned this language, he stayed there for more than two years, he didn’t want to return to humankind, and then he got sent off the island by the master of the Houyhnhnms.
The voyages that Gulliver took upon himself led to many discoveries of unknown people, creatures, and communities. Throughout his journeys, he thought a lot about family and friends. However, all the magnificent things that he discovered were far too luxurious to return home. Nothing could compare to the things that he saw. Thus, he returns to his home in England to his wife and children. He soon gets fed up with his family and eventually purchases some horses. Since he learned the language of the horses, he spoke to them often and enjoyed their presence.
I thought that this book was very humorous, adventurous, and interesting. I think that many adolescence and young adults would enjoy this story. Yet, I would not recommend this book to adults. This is because it seems almost like a childish book that people with incredible imaginations could understand. Although, many adults could enjoy this great fictional fantasy. “Gulliver’s Travel” had caught my attention when I first read the summary. Hopefully, many others will enjoy this book as much as I did.
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