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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I think this book is brilliant, and I think the author even more so. The perfect balance of wit, irony and the factual realities of the characters took me by storm. I sat, or laid down, entranced by each word and each page, consuming with absolute fervency.
Candide was quite the clueless and brainwashed character, though I am glad he turned a deaf ear to Pangloss's rubbishes at the end. Martin, thankfully a tad less cynical than Signor Pococuranté, was actually my favourite character. Pangloss was my least favourite, as his blind and stubborn idealisms contrasted his supposed title as great philosopher. I cared a little for the old woman as well.
In short, this was a fantastic read, and I am glad to have been able to read it as one of my book club's Books of the Month.
Candide was quite the clueless and brainwashed character, though I am glad he turned a deaf ear to Pangloss's rubbishes at the end. Martin, thankfully a tad less cynical than Signor Pococuranté, was actually my favourite character. Pangloss was my least favourite, as his blind and stubborn idealisms contrasted his supposed title as great philosopher. I cared a little for the old woman as well.
In short, this was a fantastic read, and I am glad to have been able to read it as one of my book club's Books of the Month.
read more than once --- during high school and in university
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book was... something else than I had expected. I used to wonder why the author got arrested and persecuted for publishing this. Well, I don't anymore. It's satirical to the point of absurdity and sometimes confusing.
I can see it serving the purpose of criticizing the whole society (from the aristocracy and church to the tribes of South America), but it also delivers it with unexpected brutality, which I didn't enjoy much. It proved its point though - our world is terrible and evil, and work is the only thing that can take our mind off of that.
☠️☠️☠️
czytało się miło, po połowie robi się trochę nudne, przewidywalne i powtarzalne.
3,5/5
czytało się miło, po połowie robi się trochę nudne, przewidywalne i powtarzalne.
3,5/5
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes