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adventurous
dark
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Candide goes on quite the dramatic and tumultuous adventure, spanning many cultures and countries, all rocked along on a sea of philosophical mulling. However, it is muddied so exceptionally by prejudices and wording of the time. At least everyone on earth is equally stereotyped in one way or another?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Blood, Excrement, Islamophobia, Grief, Cannibalism
Lots of sordid and terrible things happen to and around and by these characters but the author mostly rushes right through everything without exploring the situations.