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Candide ou l'optimisme

Voltaire

3.56 AVERAGE

cicada27's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

howeslee's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

kelsuffering's review against another edition

4.0

funny fast-paced

gray541's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

ladylibrarian75's review against another edition

3.0

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Another classic surprise for me; move over Edith Wharton. This tongue-in-cheek story of overly-optimistic Candide, who always sees the cup half full no matter what happens, often caused an eye roll from me (but in an entertained way). Page after page is filled with one tragedy after another, but the writing style is so perfectly satiric that I was never morose. Without preaching, Voltaire, successfully shows that the richness of our life is ultimately due to the choices we make!

madeleivraie's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bixxxo's review against another edition

3.75

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exarkun1979's review against another edition

5.0

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J'ai lu Candide il y a plusieurs années lorsque j'étais au Cégep. J'en garde toujours depuis ces années une opinion très favorable. C'est un roman qui, malgré le passage du temps, reste toujours d'actualité. Le sujet est beaucoup sur la nature humaine qui ne change jamais à travers les époques. C'est une roman que tous les étudiants devraient lire au moins une fois dans leur vie.

rugbygirlreads's review against another edition

3.5

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fairywren's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous funny reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated