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Candide

Voltaire

3.56 AVERAGE

funny hopeful reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Surprisingly fast paces, funny and interesting plot twists, while also being quite brutal at times. The main focus is the main character's idea of all being as is should be, that the present is for the best, which he lives by and inquire about from the people around him, while going from disaster to and adventure and back to disaster once again. A really interesting and good story.
adventurous lighthearted slow-paced
funny 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: No
adventurous funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Very funny. Obviously of a different time, but great writing holds up and it still holds up as a satire of its time. 

Thankfully a very short book, because honestly I could have lived my entire life with only somebody else's review and short summary of this story.
adventurous funny inspiring reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.5 ☆

I quite enjoyed this book, I would say it was amazing but a very solid and amusing book. To me reading it it reminded me a bit of Monsignor Quixote by Graham Greene. Completely different books but felt similar to me, especially Candide and his various pairings to the Monsignor and Mayor.

A short book but does pack a lot in it and I would happily read it again.