Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Candide by Voltaire

15 reviews

buildingtaste's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Amazing how I get so fed up with modern authors for going too fast through plot developments or not reasonably establishing the world, meanwhile Voltaire can be like "and then they went to South America for a bit" and I'll say "wow ok Francois where are you going with this one?" and the answer is "never mind that; we need to tend our garden."

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Not sure I covered all the things that go down in this book, pretty much every chapter has some absolutely abysmal content.

roadki77's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

Was forced to read a boring portion for English class, but was delighted after reading the full thing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and Classism

kafe_kona's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny reflective fast-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? Yes

3.75

Had to read this for a course and it wasn't my favorite, but I do understand why it was written.

As for the story itself, the characters were all kinda annoying, especially Pangloss. How these characters barely escape death is beyond me.

The journey Candide went through was interesting in itself, though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and War

Moderate: Death, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Cannibalism

fallandfox's review against another edition

funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Religious bigotry

klreigrut019's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Violence, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and War