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Una fábula moral de Voltaire en la que se pone permanentemente a prueba el principio de Leibniz que afirma que este es el mejor de los mundos posibles. Cándido y sus compañeros de aventuras recorren el mundo de una punta a otra, sufriendo infortunios a cada cual más exagerado y encontrándose con personajes cuyas vidas son el reflejo de una u otra escuela filosófica. Cándido se obstina siempre en su optimismo a prueba de balas, y no consigue más que hundirse en una espiral de desgracias. Al final, el fracaso de la moral leibniziana deja sus vidas vacías de filosofía, y es ahí, irónicamente, donde encuentran la felicidad.
Voltaire sabe que el mundo nunca cambiará, que es evidente que no se trata del mejor de los mundos posibles, pero el optimismo, la tabla de salvación del hombre, es lo que puede ayudarnos a cambiar a mejor, al menos, nuestro entorno más cercano.
Voltaire sabe que el mundo nunca cambiará, que es evidente que no se trata del mejor de los mundos posibles, pero el optimismo, la tabla de salvación del hombre, es lo que puede ayudarnos a cambiar a mejor, al menos, nuestro entorno más cercano.
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Antisemitism
satire on liebniz's theory of the best of all possible worlds...a bit buddhist, to be frank.
This was a wild read. A lot happens really quickly with little detail or character development. The satire makes for an entertaining, yet sometimes terrifying read (lots of beating and rape). It is almost humorous what Voltaire pokes fun at, and how some of the same stereotypes and cliches seems to still be around today.
I was surprised by how easy it was to read and by how much I enjoyed it.
Classic satire, a great warm-up for Ovid! A little heavy-handed for the modern reader but with enough snark and a "chorus" represented through our cynical character Martin in the latter half of the novel to maintain the reader's interest through a wearyingly predictable slew of sometimes avoidable misfortunes. A welcome reminder nonetheless that we ought to "cultivate our garden," as it is our best chance at happiness and a "best world."
adventurous
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:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
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