tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post5450538806814577577..comments2024-03-28T02:10:59.211-05:00Comments on You, Me, and a Cup of Tea: Book Review- Gulliver's TravelsLois Tinúvielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-90043618777724186552019-04-30T06:48:08.006-05:002019-04-30T06:48:08.006-05:00Okay, whew! Because if you hadn't realized/be...Okay, whew! Because if you hadn't realized/been warned they were satire, then yeaaaaah, I can see that they'd be extraordinarily off-putting. <br /><br />Jane Austen definitely has a satirical slant. Her books do make me laugh, especially how she punctures the absurdity of societal practices, many of which remind me of stuff we do today. However other things that are considered satire often annoy me, especially George Orwell's stuff. So I get that.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-18538418935420867652019-04-30T06:24:12.593-05:002019-04-30T06:24:12.593-05:00I know it's satire (maybe I just don't lik...I know it's satire (maybe I just don't like satire, I've struggled with Trollope also . . . but he didn't find it necessary to be vile).<br /><br />I'm not sure everyone's on the same page about A Lady's Dressing room, I know my professor mentioned Mary Wollenstonecraft's answering response. I got the idea some people took it as Swift's spite towards women. Or at least that's how it came across even if he necessarily didn't aim for it. But all points of satire aside. Grossness wasn't necessary, apparently that's a thing with him.<br /><br />I do feel I need a formal lesson in satire or something, or a better historical perspective whenever I read it (or maybe an author I would "get" better, I sort of thought JA was satire to an extent), I normally feel like I don't bring too much of my modern mind to reading, but I just don't "get" satire. Or maybe I assume I'm supposed to laugh? I find tons of humor, sarcastic commentary (which I would've considered related to satire) funny, but not what I've read of satire.Livia Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755623391278276925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-65204904944580516032019-04-29T17:53:30.468-05:002019-04-29T17:53:30.468-05:00(Um, your professor did point out that "A Mod...(Um, your professor did point out that "A Modest Proposal" was satire that aimed to point out the wealthy people's heartless attitudes toward the poor, and that "A Lady's Dressing Room" was satire that was pointing out that men need to stop expecting women to be perfect angels and women need to stop pretending their bodies don't exist, right?)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-89421057365695297462019-04-29T17:42:55.163-05:002019-04-29T17:42:55.163-05:00Your rating popped up in my Goodreads feed today, ...Your rating popped up in my Goodreads feed today, so I had to check it out. I've not read this, but I did read (for college) or rather was assigned to read some short essays of Swift, not sure I read all of them, they were so GROSS (A Lady's Dressing Room, and A Modest proposal).Livia Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755623391278276925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-34473219731998066362015-07-09T08:17:56.913-05:002015-07-09T08:17:56.913-05:00My thoughts on the book EXACTLY! Funny though, I&#...My thoughts on the book EXACTLY! Funny though, I've just started re-reading it as well. <br />~ChloeChloe Linnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09118994984084992813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-91795958109215441752015-03-26T07:05:17.443-05:002015-03-26T07:05:17.443-05:00Ha! Thanks! :) Ha! Thanks! :) Lois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-66586561569602197402015-03-26T06:57:24.373-05:002015-03-26T06:57:24.373-05:00Boring boring boring boring boring. The book, not...Boring boring boring boring boring. The book, not your review -- that made me chuckle :-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-60398597296093199852015-03-22T18:34:26.240-05:002015-03-22T18:34:26.240-05:00I'm glad you enjoyed it. :) It was very heartf...I'm glad you enjoyed it. :) It was very heartfelt. ;)Lois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-15264570853796695872015-03-22T09:14:18.013-05:002015-03-22T09:14:18.013-05:00This was a required read for me in school, and I r...This was a required read for me in school, and I really didn't like it either. I've never once been tempted to reread it :) But I did enjoy reading your review of it :)Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-22181286698527389772015-03-21T23:30:06.082-05:002015-03-21T23:30:06.082-05:00I think I would have appreciated this abridged ver...I think I would have appreciated this abridged version a little more. :) Lois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-18821312086819904382015-03-21T20:55:00.951-05:002015-03-21T20:55:00.951-05:00I read Gullivers Travels a couple of years ago but...I read Gullivers Travels a couple of years ago but it did not include the land of Houyhnhnms and Yahoos and didn't have any of the "potty talk" or other stuff you mentioned. It must have been abridged!<br />I do remember that he left his family a lot though, which is sad. :( Thanks for providing an honest review!Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315980708870871308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-9713921158303300032015-03-21T12:56:32.651-05:002015-03-21T12:56:32.651-05:00That's funny! I hope I never forget why I hate...That's funny! I hope I never forget why I hate it. <br />I'm glad I could influence you away from the book. :)Lois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-26335323353850673392015-03-21T12:39:21.022-05:002015-03-21T12:39:21.022-05:00Thanks for the review! I was actually finding it r...Thanks for the review! I was actually finding it rather humorous (NOT the story or any of your misadventures reading it), but because it's one of those books my mother decided years ago that we Weren't Going to Read (and then she's since not been able to remember quite why she'd decided that -- other than that it was kind of a waste of time ;)). I remember getting an abridged version a while ago and thinking it just looked a bit boring so I sent it back to the library unread. So your review was super helpful and perfectly detailed and (most thankfully) I'll now officially skip adding it to my TBR list! :)Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-17554469954039099112015-03-21T11:42:48.450-05:002015-03-21T11:42:48.450-05:00Sorry you didn't enjoy but I'm glad I'...Sorry you didn't enjoy but I'm glad I'm not the only one. :)Lois Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01113667315479652015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6295647504230837189.post-49444415367674915242015-03-21T02:52:23.317-05:002015-03-21T02:52:23.317-05:00I read this last year for my book club and felt th...I read this last year for my book club and felt the same way. Long. Slow. Didn't enjoy it.Emma Litttlefieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06679359639138124138noreply@blogger.com