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20210224 Review - "Gulliver's Travels"

Unreliable.\ Narrator of the world,\ an honest satire.
HAIKUPRAJNA - ("Gulliver's Travels")


"Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift is a satirical novel published in 1726 about the titular narrator's voyages around the globe, to and from his home in England. Swift satirizes topics like travel literature, human morality and politics through Gulliver's narration, where the satire arises from the ambiguous effects on his mental health, which other characters (and some readers) presume to have been caused by the accidents he suffered during his travels; despite being an unreliable narrator, Gulliver nonetheless is an honest one. I admit, I did get a bit lost in some of his descriptions, not out of a lack of clarity but maybe because of too much clarity on topics and descriptions of people or locations (I was fine with the scenes of bodily necessity, however some may be perturbed). I enjoyed his takes on politics, morality and philosophy. There is a good reason "Gulliver's Travels" is considered a classic. 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7733.Gulliver_s_Travels


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Thank you for reading.

Until next time,

Allen W. McLean


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Tuesday

20210223 Review: "Foraging the Rocky Mountains"

  

The mountain's bounty.\ Prepare the edible earth,\ toxic provisions.
HAIKUPRAJNA - ("Foraging the Rocky Mountains")


This week I read "Foraging the Rocky Mountains" by Lizbeth Morgan. A scene in "Spearthrower" takes place in the Rockies, and I needed some context for accuracy's sake. This book serves as an identification guide for edible herbs, roots and bush fruit that grows on the mountain and comes with a number of recipes for what you have identified. In addition to listing dangerous plants, the book notes dangerous look-alikes for other safe foods. A useful and reliable resource.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16056177-foraging-the-rocky-mountains


The poems based on my Goodreads reviews will be featured as a future edition of The HaikuPrajna Collection. More poems and reviews can be found through the link in the sidebar, and on my Goodreads profile: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19557396.Allen_W_McLean


The "SM-SARA, Poems and Other Stories" HaikuPrajna Collection is available on Amazon, Apple Books, B&N Nook, Kobo and more:  https://books2read.com/u/4XLkgL

Information can be found in the link at the top of the page, along with more poetry and stories to read like "Hector Blake"!


Thank you for reading.

Until next time,

Allen W. McLean


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