My Favourite Book

I am an avid reader and have gone through hundreds of books. While some of them I have forgotten completely, a few have left a lasting impression on my mind.

 

My favourite book is Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift. It tells the unusual and fascinating adventures of Lemuel Gulliver. I have found it so captivating that I have read it many times. Once you start reading it, it is hard to put it aside. The book has four parts, but the first two are the most famous and widely enjoyed.

 

In the first part, Gulliver’s ship is wrecked and he finds himself in a strange land called Lilliput. The adults there are only six inches tall and even the animals are very small. The Lilliputians see Gulliver as a “man-mountain” and treat him in amusing and sometimes mischievous ways. Despite the teasing and challenges, Gulliver manages to leave Lilliput in a remarkable way.

 

In his second voyage, Gulliver lands in Brobdingnag, a land of giants where people are sixty feet tall. Here, everything is enormous and Gulliver becomes tiny in comparison. He faces many funny and frightening experiences. For instance, a giant baby tries to put his head in its mouth, a dwarf throws him into a bowl of cream and he even battles giant rats!

 

I deeply admire Jonathan Swift for his incredible imagination. His writing is so vivid that I can picture every scene in my mind. The first two parts of Gulliver’s Travels are truly remarkable. It is one of the finest adventure stories and continues to enchant readers of all ages. I hope that someday I can write stories as wonderful as this.

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