Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Candide by Voltaire

15 reviews

evgeorge's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It’s a satire and it’s funny. I don’t think it’s for everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Body horror, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Antisemitism, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Death, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, Violence, Classism, Religious bigotry, Rape, and Animal death

ayphyx's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This shit crazy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Torture, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racism, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, War, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Genocide, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Colonisation and Antisemitism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

leafie's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Death, Body horror, Body shaming, Colonisation, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Animal death, and Blood

Minor: Cannibalism

aelien's review against another edition

dark funny reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Slavery, Colonisation, Racism, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Rape, and Antisemitism

clack's review

adventurous dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

Candide goes on quite the dramatic and tumultuous adventure, spanning many cultures and countries, all rocked along on a sea of philosophical mulling. However, it is muddied so exceptionally by prejudices and wording of the time. At least everyone on earth is equally stereotyped in one way or another?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Murder, Violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, Death, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Rape, Antisemitism, Blood, Slavery, and Sexual assault

Minor: Infidelity, Islamophobia, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Grief, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Sexism, Blood, Cannibalism, Animal death, and Emotional abuse

Lots of sordid and terrible things happen to and around and by these characters but the author mostly rushes right through everything without exploring the situations.

al_ex's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Antisemitism, Blood, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Grief, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

honestly just don’t read it

c_lde's review against another edition

adventurous sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gore, Incest, Rape, Slavery, Torture, War, Colonisation, Grief, Physical abuse, Classism, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

gabspina's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective fast-paced

2.0

eu sei que é um texto filosófico e, nesse quesito, possui algumas reflexões até que interessantes (principalmente considerando a época em que foi escrito), mas pra acessar isso é necessário passar por tanta asneira e absurdos que eu diria que há formas melhores de discutir tais questões - entretanto, claro, existe valor sendo um clássico de tantos séculos, escrito por um nome de tanto peso 

também é bem acessível, pelo menos a versão que eu li, o que é um ponto positivo, no final das contas

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Islamophobia, War, Trafficking, Sexism, Xenophobia, Racism, Antisemitism, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Colonisation and Murder

szel_zsofi's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

it was sometimes funny, but also racist and anti-semitic.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Racism, War, Blood, Colonisation, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Sexual assault, and Torture

Minor: Cannibalism

katariinatoivanen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, and Violence

Moderate: Antisemitism, Murder, Slavery, and Colonisation

Minor: Suicide, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content