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adventurous
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
reflective
slow-paced
fast-paced
I was given the impression that this was going to be a fascinating philosophical text and instead it's just the blandest hero's journey, if you can even call it that. There were one or two moments that made me chuckle (Pangloss explaining to Candide why that one guy was destined to drown in the harbor as the guy actively drowns in front of them) but mostly it felt pointless. Also I'm not the type to go "omg a book by a guy from old times has racism in it" but oh my God with the racism in this book. If you're gonna be a racist, at least have the decency to be good at writing so that centuries later, once you're nice and dead, people can get something out of your work. Anyway, maybe I missed some vital lesson or context here. If I'd read this in an academic setting maybe I would have had a teacher as a guide who knew what the deal is with this book.
adventurous
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Silly goofy book. I’m really a slut for satire at this point. BRB gonna go cultivate my garden.
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3 estrelas pela repetição do enredo
+ 1,5 ocultas pelo:
- contexto histórico
- sátira
- um bacano que decide gozar mordazmente com as ideias de outro e fá-lo brilhantemente
- um livro que está bastante ligado à época, mas que vai muito para além dela
+ 1,5 ocultas pelo:
- contexto histórico
- sátira
- um bacano que decide gozar mordazmente com as ideias de outro e fá-lo brilhantemente
- um livro que está bastante ligado à época, mas que vai muito para além dela
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Well... I can now say I've read a book by Voltaire.
Would I read it again? No
Would I recommend it? Nope
I know it's a classic, and I'm sure there is some deep message that I missed, besides just the pointlessness of life. But it really felt so ridiculous and over the top to be down-right annoying. Not to mention the myriad racist tropes all throughout.
I'm glad it was a short book, and that it's over.
Would I read it again? No
Would I recommend it? Nope
I know it's a classic, and I'm sure there is some deep message that I missed, besides just the pointlessness of life. But it really felt so ridiculous and over the top to be down-right annoying. Not to mention the myriad racist tropes all throughout.
I'm glad it was a short book, and that it's over.