Gulliver's Travels
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Gulliver's Travels

by Jonathan Swift

1726•Comedy•278 pages

Taste attributes: comedyadventurefantasyfresh & originalimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedsocial commentaryall consuming questself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeA fresh comic novel that is polished and stylised. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.6 / 5

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About This Book

A parody of traveler’s tales and a satire of human nature, “Gulliver’s Travels” is Jonathan Swift’s most famous work which was first published in 1726. An immensely popular tale ever since its original publication, “Gulliver’s Travels” is the story of its titular character, Lemuel Gulliver, a man who loves to travel.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ComedyAdventureFantasySocial commentaryAll consuming questSelf destruction/implosion

Subjects

YaYoung adultJuvenileFantasyUtopiasClassicsIrishStory

Details

Author
Jonathan Swift
Published
1726
Pages
278
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