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Flat, stupid, emotionless characters lended themselves to this fake, overly-excited story.
Can Candide do nothing wrong? Can nobody truly die? Can the girl who Candide married (I can't be bothered to remember her name) have no good fortune?
In a book with at least three deaths, no one died. No one had bad fortune. The once-gorgeous chick ends up hideous. Candide fights for that once-gorgeous chick, and ends up totally changing his mind because she was ugly. The Baron ends up "evil". The goofy sidekick ended up... As a goofy sidekick...
I would love to see a Disney interpretation of this book, because it would lend itself amazingly as a huge Disney flop (John Carter anyone?).
Can Candide do nothing wrong? Can nobody truly die? Can the girl who Candide married (I can't be bothered to remember her name) have no good fortune?
In a book with at least three deaths, no one died. No one had bad fortune. The once-gorgeous chick ends up hideous. Candide fights for that once-gorgeous chick, and ends up totally changing his mind because she was ugly. The Baron ends up "evil". The goofy sidekick ended up... As a goofy sidekick...
I would love to see a Disney interpretation of this book, because it would lend itself amazingly as a huge Disney flop (John Carter anyone?).
funny
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:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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
adventurous
funny
hopeful
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Possibly this is that part of the globe where everything is right, for there must certainly be some such place.
Candide is an interesting short novel. It is only about 120 pages long, but it is broken down into 30 chapters, so it is a very quick read.
I got both a Don Quixote and an Arabian Nights vibe from Candide. In this story, Candide searches for his lost love, Lady Cunegonde, and all the while is also learning that the world is far from perfect. He finds that there is evil, war, death, pain, and suffering in the world, and he eventually obtains a realistic view of his world, which is a sea change from the “rose-colored glasses” optimism he starts out with. The final line of Candide conveys Voltaire’s entire point: ...”but we must cultivate our garden” - meaning that while there will always be evil, we must make the world better whenever and wherever we can.
Voltaire wrote in a bold voice during his time which got him into trouble, but his message in Candide definitely resonates today. It is overall a dramatic hyperbole, but he used the exaggerations to great effect to help him make his point. I especially enjoyed the El Dorado chapters - it reminded me so much of Arabian Nights which I read last year and thoroughly enjoyed.
Candide is worthwhile mainly because it is short and it is rather unique in the way it is delivered with the very short chapters, and quick, fast-moving plot.
Candide is an interesting short novel. It is only about 120 pages long, but it is broken down into 30 chapters, so it is a very quick read.
I got both a Don Quixote and an Arabian Nights vibe from Candide. In this story, Candide searches for his lost love, Lady Cunegonde, and all the while is also learning that the world is far from perfect. He finds that there is evil, war, death, pain, and suffering in the world, and he eventually obtains a realistic view of his world, which is a sea change from the “rose-colored glasses” optimism he starts out with. The final line of Candide conveys Voltaire’s entire point: ...”but we must cultivate our garden” - meaning that while there will always be evil, we must make the world better whenever and wherever we can.
Voltaire wrote in a bold voice during his time which got him into trouble, but his message in Candide definitely resonates today. It is overall a dramatic hyperbole, but he used the exaggerations to great effect to help him make his point. I especially enjoyed the El Dorado chapters - it reminded me so much of Arabian Nights which I read last year and thoroughly enjoyed.
Candide is worthwhile mainly because it is short and it is rather unique in the way it is delivered with the very short chapters, and quick, fast-moving plot.