Gulliver’s Travels (Abridged) Audiobook

" Terrific book although the problem is that I frequently want to punch the protagonist in the face. Never mind that this is part of the point of the book! "

" It was good, but after five months of trying to finish it, I gave up. Just didn't pique my interest. "

" surprisingly interesting and easy to read. swift's view on morality and society in general really makes you think twice about what's going on in the world, even today. i definitely recommend it! "

" The ideas of this book were very creative and interesting to try to visualize. However, I found the Houyhnhnms segment to be quite exasperating. I understood the message and meanings, but I find problems with the way Gulliver esteems the Houyhnhnms, who I do not find to be a better alternative to humanity. I guess, maybe I'm picky and critical because I read this book for a class. "

" This book is mostly a didactic fable, with the pedagogical endgame being how to act in the presence of different cultures. If Alice in Wonderland sees a tiny door, what does she do? She shrinks to assimilate and comport to the culture. Gulliver just tramps around people big and small like he owns the whole joint. Good origin story though for Yahoo, but would like to see more about the eventual eclipsing by google. "

" It was OK, but I missed a lot of the symbolism in the names Swift used as I did not live in the 1800s... yet... "

" Too dryly British. It was ment for its own time period, but nowadays it's just hard to get through. "

" Read it when i was a little kid from our library that my parents gave away to a public school. I can still remember the sketches in between chapters and that what pushed me to finish the book but the story really is entertaining. "

" Just too tedious for me to read. "

" Read it when i was a little kid from our library that my parents gave away to a public school. I can still remember the sketches in between chapters and that what pushed me to finish the book but the story really is entertaining. "

" I read the first 2 sections of Gulliver's Travels. While I liked Jonathan Swift's writing and the anecdotes were funny, I felt like I was missing some of the political undertones. It would be nice to read this book with a class or book club to make sure I am understanding all of the political messages it contained. "

" A satirical travelogue. I listened to this book as offered by the Craftlit Podcast. The context of the time and historical figures and popular writing of the time made it possible to enjoy this book in a way that I would not have - at least not without some study investment. As it is, i will never look at a horse in the same way again. Nor, a yahoo. "

" Not my cup of tea, but it was entertaining. "

" They said it was for kids,but really I hope all grown-ups can understand it. "

" Not my cup of tea, but it was entertaining. "

" Starts off very entertaining, then bogs down in social commentary that is pretty meaningless to a modern reader. There's a very good reason the movies all end with Gulliver's first travel. "

" Much better and richer than I expected. There are 4 voyages, and the Lilliputian one that most are familiar with is the weakest, They get progressively better with the remarkably and disturbing encounter with the Hounyhms and the Yahoos making a terrific finale. Put the plot aside and just enjoy Gulliver who gradually descends into madness and incoherence with each voyage. And its really funny too, albeit a little heavy on the scatological humor. "

" Starts off very entertaining, then bogs down in social commentary that is pretty meaningless to a modern reader. There's a very good reason the movies all end with Gulliver's first travel. "

" Much better and richer than I expected. There are 4 voyages, and the Lilliputian one that most are familiar with is the weakest, They get progressively better with the remarkably and disturbing encounter with the Hounyhms and the Yahoos making a terrific finale. Put the plot aside and just enjoy Gulliver who gradually descends into madness and incoherence with each voyage. And its really funny too, albeit a little heavy on the scatological humor. "

" It's SO much more than what we saw on the television or read as children. A parody of human nature with characters such as Liliputians, Houyhnhnms and Yahoos. A great read! "

" Ah, the 18th Century. It's a whole 'nother place, the source of much of the western civ mental set antique, mythical furniture. If you have the time to enter these great whorls of words, or want to learn more about how "they" thought, take a look. "

" Ah, the 18th Century. It's a whole 'nother place, the source of much of the western civ mental set antique, mythical furniture. If you have the time to enter these great whorls of words, or want to learn more about how "they" thought, take a look. "

" Not surprising that this has stood the test of time. "

" I'll never care much for Gulliver, but I'm glad to know what a Yahoo is. "

" I'll never care much for Gulliver, but I'm glad to know what a Yahoo is. "

" I found his four stories rather dull and thought he was too wordy. "

" I'm only giving it two stars because houyhnhnm is the coolest word ever. "

" The kids loved this one!!! "

" I found his four stories rather dull and thought he was too wordy. "

" The kids loved this one!!! "

" The kids loved this one!!! "

" I really enjoyed this book. It is as sarcastic as they come. The commentary on politics is scathing. I really admired the country with the terrible idea factory university, which then produced all of these amazing political ideas that were consigned to the same trash heap. I'm sure I missed a lot of the particulars since I don't know historical British politics very well. But amazingly enough, politics doesn't seem to have changed too much, so it was still applicable. Well worth reading. "

" A little boring..maybe I should have read when I was younger... "

" A brilliant satire of the society oh his time and not only. "

" A brilliant satire of the society oh his time and not only. "

" Imaginative, and despite all it's protestations, entertaining. I favored the third chapter as the most relevant. By the fourth part it varied between too-direct criticism the complete ridiculousness. "

" Imaginative, and despite all it's protestations, entertaining. I favored the third chapter as the most relevant. By the fourth part it varied between too-direct criticism the complete ridiculousness. "

" Read the original and this is not children's lit. "

" I loved Swift's "A Modest Proposal" and his satiric, sarcastic, witty voice carries over into this novel. The number of things he mocks is endless. However, this book has made me want to start calling idiots yahoos. "

" I had a fun time delving into the life of Gulliver. It took some time for me to "Get it" but once I did I enjoyed it. "

" I had a fun time delving into the life of Gulliver. It took some time for me to "Get it" but once I did I enjoyed it. "

" This is a very sharp piece of satire, most of Swift's observations of the human condition remaining true over 250 years later. The section on the Houyhnhnms is laying it on a bit thick in places, or at least I like to think so. Still, Swift's remarks on the corruptness of governments and the evils of colonialism and so forth, all topped off with the worst sin of all, pride, really hit the spot. "

" So far, I now realize why Jack Black was the perfect person to play Gulliver. I know there must be some point to this book and at some point I may actually get it. As of this moment, I just think this book is really lame. I am determined to finish it so that I may be enlighened. At this point I am just wondering if Swift was on crack cocaine when he wrote this book, LSD, heroine, or some sort of opiate available at that time. "

" Glad I finished the classic, but not the easiest book to get through! "

" Glad I finished the classic, but not the easiest book to get through! "

" I shall not trouble the reader with a review. But this I leave to the reader's imagination. "

" The fourth section is nice, if you can survive prior drab(-idity?). "

" It's SO much more than what we saw on the television or read as children. A parody of human nature with characters such as Liliputians, Houyhnhnms and Yahoos. A great read! "

" I will never look at nipples the same again. "

" The most boring thing I ever attempted to read. Terrible. "

" The most boring thing I ever attempted to read. Terrible. "

" Starts off very entertaining, then bogs down in social commentary that is pretty meaningless to a modern reader. There's a very good reason the movies all end with Gulliver's first travel. "

" This classic of political satire lost much in the journey across the centuries. I have no doubt that this was bitingly humorous in its day and still is to those who could understand the situations being spoofed. But most of this went completely over my head. "

" A hilarious satire as relevant today as ever "

" Pretty good, author should alot of creativity. "

" Ugh. That's all I have to say, lol. "

" It made me wonder if horses are not quite what they seem in our reality. "

" I like how it only takes until page 9 before Swift details how Gulliver takes dumps as a giant among little people on the island of Lilliput. "

" I very much enjoyed this book when I read it in my primary school. At that time I was very fascinated with the story "

" Read this book after getting into an argument with a friend over who has read the most classics (she won). I know this book is supposed to be a great satirical novel but most of that probably over my head. I just found it kind of cute and occasionally quite burning to 18th century England. "

" A delightfully depressing excursion in misanthropy. No one does anthropological critique quite as well as Jonathan Swift. "

" This was spot on. I think he especially gained satirical steam during the last third of the book. Or maybe he just got less subtle. Either way I was laughing aloud at times. "

" This was spot on. I think he especially gained satirical steam during the last third of the book. Or maybe he just got less subtle. Either way I was laughing aloud at times. "

" This classic of political satire lost much in the journey across the centuries. I have no doubt that this was bitingly humorous in its day and still is to those who could understand the situations being spoofed. But most of this went completely over my head. "

" The book that told me that people are ugly when looked at really close up. Eat your heart out brobdingnagians. "

" The book that told me that people are ugly when looked at really close up. Eat your heart out brobdingnagians. "

" I love this book! Swift's satire is hilarious and eye-opening as well. "

" I love this book! Swift's satire is hilarious and eye-opening as well. "

" A little boring..maybe I should have read when I was younger... "

" Quite a boring book to read. Should try a different thpe of book now :) "

" I have given up. This is the biggest load of garbage I have ever read in my entire existence "

" Another college assignment that I hope to read again. "

" Gulliver's Travels takes you to many different places. The main character travels to different island on his ship. Many creatures described in the book are strange, but cool. It's a very classic story and I want to read the real Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift when I grow up! "

" My literature professor made me do a great long paper on this book ,need I say moe? "

" Enjoying this much more than I thought I would. Listening to installments via "Just the Books" with Heather Ordover (former English teacher - good commentary) via Librivox. Well done, thorough discussion. Swift was a genius (long-winded, but brilliant). "

" Some parts were vaguely amusing, and I suppose (for the time) that the concept was novel, but it is definitely not one that I will willingly re-read. Oh, and the fact that winter kept them in the port at the Cape of Good hope over December/January irked me so much! "

" Gulliver's Travels takes you to many different places. The main character travels to different island on his ship. Many creatures described in the book are strange, but cool. It's a very classic story and I want to read the real Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift when I grow up! "

" Where our reader has completed this tale of adventure. That our writer is a satirical curmudgeon. That Gulliver travelled to many lands. Whereupon cynical observations of human nature have some accuracy. That we shall acknowledge the wisdom of horses. "

" Went on and on. Kind of bizarre. "

" Wonderful adventure with many symbols of politics and human nature with a twist. It was interesting to see the interaction he had with the giants treating him as a pet and the small people treating him as a threat. Many life lessons can be pulled from this descriptive adventure. "

" Went on and on. Kind of bizarre. "

" Each land and people Gulliver meets is more interesting than the last, though each exemplifies a different political structure. Gulliver himself is not the most likable character, though. "

" I had high hopes for this book, but it was boring. Also, I don't understand the capitalisation of words that didn't need it. "

" It took me a while just to come here to say. This book sucked. I was terribly underwhelmed. Less like prose more like a lecture, also the dude is a racist. Barely finished. "

" I believe this was one of the first classics I have read; very entertaining and a happy-fun book, but in the end, the author states some of his deep opinions about humans, and how we are no better than any other race of animals. "

" Why do we have to study this book for school? So irritating. I would rather die. "

" The dullest classic I've ever read. It's a treatise on Swift's (misanthropic) opinions of humanity, thinly veiled as an adventure story. "

" From a bi-polar schizo POV,...we love it! Big people/little people,...sane/insane,....pure cuckoo! "

" It's a very entertaining (very creative) book! But for me, it didn't have much meaning. I didn't really get anything out of it (mentally) except for some new vocabulary terms. If you are looking for a relaxed joy read, I highly recommend it! "

" good read from when i was a little girl. "

" good read from when i was a little girl. "

" I've decided that I really really do not enjoy satire. "

" I am not even going to pressure myself with finishing this book. It's just not my cup of tea. "

" Still thinking about what to rate it... "

" Read this as a kid. I was totally unaware of the political symbolism and read it as a fantasy. I liked it well enough to finish it but it was not earthshaking for me . "

" I enjoyed this. it's silly, but fun. DOn't take it too seriously and I think you will enjoy it "

" good read from when i was a little girl. "

" I will never look at nipples the same again. "

" Another college assignment that I hope to read again. "

" Blaaaahhh. Not a good book. "

" Blaaaahhh. Not a good book. "

" I'm glad now that I read it but it was a really hard book to get through. "

" Parts were, good I really enjoyed the last travel. to the land of horses. Other than that I think the book was overrated. "

" Intriguing and fun...a classic...read for school but enjoyable never-the-less. "

" Simply dreadful - not only could I not finish it, I couldn't even make it through the first dozen pages or so. Maybe it would have been more comprehensible/funnier/less boring if I was born two hundred years ago living as a British aristo or something. But I doubt it. "

" Simply dreadful - not only could I not finish it, I couldn't even make it through the first dozen pages or so. Maybe it would have been more comprehensible/funnier/less boring if I was born two hundred years ago living as a British aristo or something. But I doubt it. "

" I can't finish this. It was so boring. ;_; It was probably a good book back in its time, but by now, I think it's outdated. I likely would have enjoyed it more if I understood the references, but I'm not interested in researching British history. "

" The story started off great! But by the end, it's pretty obvious that he hates humanity.. It isn't a travel novel anymore by the end it is just a 24 chapter rant. "

" The story started off great! But by the end, it's pretty obvious that he hates humanity.. It isn't a travel novel anymore by the end it is just a 24 chapter rant. "

" Too dryly British. It was ment for its own time period, but nowadays it's just hard to get through. "

" Too dryly British. It was ment for its own time period, but nowadays it's just hard to get through. "

" Political connotations combined with magic mushrooms.. "

" Good book they never do it justice in the movies "

" Enjoying this much more than I thought I would. Listening to installments via "Just the Books" with Heather Ordover (former English teacher - good commentary) via Librivox. Well done, thorough discussion. Swift was a genius (long-winded, but brilliant). "

" I believe this was one of the first classics I have read; very entertaining and a happy-fun book, but in the end, the author states some of his deep opinions about humans, and how we are no better than any other race of animals. "

" It was quite good - nearly got four stars. I just found that while the political commentary was fairly accurate, it was also rather obvious. Maybe writing has become more subtle in the last few centuries, which altered my expectations. "

" It was quite good - nearly got four stars. I just found that while the political commentary was fairly accurate, it was also rather obvious. Maybe writing has become more subtle in the last few centuries, which altered my expectations. "

" Political connotations combined with magic mushrooms.. "

" I've decided that I really really do not enjoy satire. "

" I've decided that I really really do not enjoy satire. "

" "Haha I am describing this FAR AWAY EXOTIC culture, whose follies are by no means meant to represent some of our OWN vices ho ho ho perish the thought" - fuck off, Jonathan Swift. "

" Pretty good, author should alot of creativity. "

" Does not survive the centuries, pompous and condescending, bigoted "

" Filled with his travels around the globe and his adventures. "

" "Haha I am describing this FAR AWAY EXOTIC culture, whose follies are by no means meant to represent some of our OWN vices ho ho ho perish the thought" - fuck off, Jonathan Swift. "

" Pretty good, author should alot of creativity. "

" Does not survive the centuries, pompous and condescending, bigoted "

" Filled with his travels around the globe and his adventures. "

" Filled with his travels around the globe and his adventures. "

" Does not survive the centuries, pompous and condescending, bigoted "

" Pretty good, author should alot of creativity. "

" "Haha I am describing this FAR AWAY EXOTIC culture, whose follies are by no means meant to represent some of our OWN vices ho ho ho perish the thought" - fuck off, Jonathan Swift. "

" "Haha I am describing this FAR AWAY EXOTIC culture, whose follies are by no means meant to represent some of our OWN vices ho ho ho perish the thought" - fuck off, Jonathan Swift. "

" Pretty good, author should alot of creativity. "

" Does not survive the centuries, pompous and condescending, bigoted "

" Filled with his travels around the globe and his adventures. "

" "Haha I am describing this FAR AWAY EXOTIC culture, whose follies are by no means meant to represent some of our OWN vices ho ho ho perish the thought" - fuck off, Jonathan Swift. "

" Pretty good, author should alot of creativity. "

" Does not survive the centuries, pompous and condescending, bigoted "

" Filled with his travels around the globe and his adventures. "

" "Haha I am describing this FAR AWAY EXOTIC culture, whose follies are by no means meant to represent some of our OWN vices ho ho ho perish the thought" - fuck off, Jonathan Swift. "

" Pretty good, author should alot of creativity. "

" Does not survive the centuries, pompous and condescending, bigoted "

" Filled with his travels around the globe and his adventures. "

" I read it in elementary school. I liked it but it is not one that stuck out to me. I may have to reread it at some point. "

" I read it in elementary school. I liked it but it is not one that stuck out to me. I may have to reread it at some point. "

" I read it in elementary school. I liked it but it is not one that stuck out to me. I may have to reread it at some point. "

" I read it in elementary school. I liked it but it is not one that stuck out to me. I may have to reread it at some point. "

" I read it in elementary school. I liked it but it is not one that stuck out to me. I may have to reread it at some point. "

" I read it in elementary school. I liked it but it is not one that stuck out to me. I may have to reread it at some point. "

" I read this book finally, upto the last page, as a part of a very interesting course on 18th C literature, and I loved the insights into Swift's work the course gave me. Specially amusing was my professor's fascination with the 'scatological fixation' that Swift shows in this work. :D "

" I read this book finally, upto the last page, as a part of a very interesting course on 18th C literature, and I loved the insights into Swift's work the course gave me. Specially amusing was my professor's fascination with the 'scatological fixation' that Swift shows in this work. :D "

" I read this book finally, upto the last page, as a part of a very interesting course on 18th C literature, and I loved the insights into Swift's work the course gave me. Specially amusing was my professor's fascination with the 'scatological fixation' that Swift shows in this work. :D "

" I read this book finally, upto the last page, as a part of a very interesting course on 18th C literature, and I loved the insights into Swift's work the course gave me. Specially amusing was my professor's fascination with the 'scatological fixation' that Swift shows in this work. :D "

" I read this book finally, upto the last page, as a part of a very interesting course on 18th C literature, and I loved the insights into Swift's work the course gave me. Specially amusing was my professor's fascination with the 'scatological fixation' that Swift shows in this work. :D "

" I read this book finally, upto the last page, as a part of a very interesting course on 18th C literature, and I loved the insights into Swift's work the course gave me. Specially amusing was my professor's fascination with the 'scatological fixation' that Swift shows in this work. :D "

" Brilliant--mind opening, witty, philosophical, entertaining. "

" Brilliant--mind opening, witty, philosophical, entertaining. "

" Brilliant--mind opening, witty, philosophical, entertaining. "

" Brilliant--mind opening, witty, philosophical, entertaining. "

" I dont like this book!!!! It bored me to tears!!! Never again, I couldnt even finish "

" I dont like this book!!!! It bored me to tears!!! Never again, I couldnt even finish "

" I dont like this book!!!! It bored me to tears!!! Never again, I couldnt even finish "

" I dont like this book!!!! It bored me to tears!!! Never again, I couldnt even finish "

" I dont like this book!!!! It bored me to tears!!! Never again, I couldnt even finish "

" I dont like this book!!!! It bored me to tears!!! Never again, I couldnt even finish "

" It was interesting but it was kind of difficult to get through. It wasn't a challenging read but it had the tendency to get wordy and boring. The first two parts of the book are considerably more entertaining than the last two. "

" It was interesting but it was kind of difficult to get through. It wasn't a challenging read but it had the tendency to get wordy and boring. The first two parts of the book are considerably more entertaining than the last two. "

" It was interesting but it was kind of difficult to get through. It wasn't a challenging read but it had the tendency to get wordy and boring. The first two parts of the book are considerably more entertaining than the last two. "

" It was interesting but it was kind of difficult to get through. It wasn't a challenging read but it had the tendency to get wordy and boring. The first two parts of the book are considerably more entertaining than the last two. "

" It was interesting but it was kind of difficult to get through. It wasn't a challenging read but it had the tendency to get wordy and boring. The first two parts of the book are considerably more entertaining than the last two. "

" It was interesting but it was kind of difficult to get through. It wasn't a challenging read but it had the tendency to get wordy and boring. The first two parts of the book are considerably more entertaining than the last two. "

" It is nice to have a writer who pretty much agrees with me on everything. Well, except the whole Jesus thing. But I can cut Swift some slack because he's so impressive in all the other places. "

" It is nice to have a writer who pretty much agrees with me on everything. Well, except the whole Jesus thing. But I can cut Swift some slack because he's so impressive in all the other places. "

" It is nice to have a writer who pretty much agrees with me on everything. Well, except the whole Jesus thing. But I can cut Swift some slack because he's so impressive in all the other places. "

" It is nice to have a writer who pretty much agrees with me on everything. Well, except the whole Jesus thing. But I can cut Swift some slack because he's so impressive in all the other places. "

" It is nice to have a writer who pretty much agrees with me on everything. Well, except the whole Jesus thing. But I can cut Swift some slack because he's so impressive in all the other places. "

" It is nice to have a writer who pretty much agrees with me on everything. Well, except the whole Jesus thing. But I can cut Swift some slack because he's so impressive in all the other places. "

" Yeah, so I think I read this once before? (Or maybe just an abridged version?) "Travels" to set up political satire... yeah. Whatever. A few funny spots, though. "

" Yeah, so I think I read this once before? (Or maybe just an abridged version?) "Travels" to set up political satire... yeah. Whatever. A few funny spots, though. "

" Yeah, so I think I read this once before? (Or maybe just an abridged version?) "Travels" to set up political satire... yeah. Whatever. A few funny spots, though. "

" Yeah, so I think I read this once before? (Or maybe just an abridged version?) "Travels" to set up political satire... yeah. Whatever. A few funny spots, though. "

" Yeah, so I think I read this once before? (Or maybe just an abridged version?) "Travels" to set up political satire... yeah. Whatever. A few funny spots, though. "

" Yeah, so I think I read this once before? (Or maybe just an abridged version?) "Travels" to set up political satire... yeah. Whatever. A few funny spots, though. "

" A weird but a good book! I have not read a book this good in a while. To make it better it was made in the 1700's! "

" A weird but a good book! I have not read a book this good in a while. To make it better it was made in the 1700's! "

" A weird but a good book! I have not read a book this good in a while. To make it better it was made in the 1700's! "

" A weird but a good book! I have not read a book this good in a while. To make it better it was made in the 1700's! "

" A weird but a good book! I have not read a book this good in a while. To make it better it was made in the 1700's! "

" A weird but a good book! I have not read a book this good in a while. To make it better it was made in the 1700's! "

" First book I finished on my Kindle. "

" First book I finished on my Kindle. "

" First book I finished on my Kindle. "

" First book I finished on my Kindle. "