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208 pages • first pub 1759 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141909240
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In Candide, Voltaire threw down an audacious challenge to the philosophical views of the Enlightenment to create one of the most glorious satires of the eighteenth century. His eponymous hero is an innocent young man whose tutor, Pangloss, has ins...
Community Reviews Summary of 18,599 reviews
Moods
funny 64%
reflective 55%
dark 25%
lighthearted 23%
challenging 21%
informative 8%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
sad 5%
emotional 4%
tense 4%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 20%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 39% | Plot: 36% | Character: 21% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 33% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 31% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 41% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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Graphic
Rape, Racism, SlaveryModerate
Antisemitism, Violence, WarMinor
Cannibalism, Animal death, Death
208 pages • first pub 1759 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141909240
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In Candide, Voltaire threw down an audacious challenge to the philosophical views of the Enlightenment to create one of the most glorious satires of the eighteenth century. His eponymous hero is an innocent young man whose tutor, Pangloss, has ins...
Community Reviews Summary of 18,599 reviews
Moods
funny 64%
reflective 55%
dark 25%
lighthearted 23%
challenging 21%
informative 8%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
sad 5%
emotional 4%
tense 4%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
medium 20%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 39% | Plot: 36% | Character: 21% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 33% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 31% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 41% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 14% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Racism, SlaveryModerate
Antisemitism, Violence, WarMinor
Cannibalism, Animal death, Death