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Candide ou l'optimisme

Voltaire

3.56 AVERAGE


"...we must cultivate our garden."
challenging slow-paced
adventurous funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous funny reflective 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: No
dark funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I actually didn't finish this book because I got too fed up. Such a ridiculous and heavy-handed approach. Perhaps the original French version is better....

Quick and easy read. Though masked by a naiive position, it does a great job remarking on the human condition
dark 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: Yes
adventurous funny reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Lowkey loved
adventurous reflective slow-paced