3.32k reviews for:

Candide

Voltaire

3.56 AVERAGE

volume_control's review against another edition

4.0

slow-paced

jayss's review against another edition

2.0

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Candide se uvali u nevolju, sretne nekoga, izvali se iz nevolje, ponovi sve.

jwilliams8052's review against another edition

3.5

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

sevtchu's review against another edition

5.0

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funniest book I've ever read

martin_ridgway's review against another edition

2.0

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After all the fuss that gets made about this, I thought it was vastly over-rated. Simplictic stuff.

wanderolah's review against another edition

3.0

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2025: 3.0

jomagurk's review against another edition

4.0

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"all that is vey well... but let us cultivate our garden"

okay so we remember that this was written in 1758 (and some of it has NOT aged well) - oh my GOD I love morbidly satirical classics! that silly sweet man lives his whole life in the style of that one scene in home alone. what a romp.

voltaire you would've hated the 21st century

nathandshelp's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous 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: Complicated

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I find this book interesting for the history behind it. Voltaire includes many different historical events and figures throughout the book. Candide is always traveling and meeting new people and suffering in extreme events- I wouldn’t be surprised if this book played a role in the creation of Forrest Gump. I also found it interesting how Voltaire seemingly used this book as a way to criticize other philosophers and people of high rank.

ladykmac's review against another edition

4.0

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This is a bit of a difficult book to read, mainly just because my brain isn’t programmed to think in the era that this was written. It was an exceptionally quick read of traumatic events in search of love.

courtvaderbooks's review against another edition

4.0

funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This was hilarious and wonderful.