qdbarclay1994 's review for:

Candide by Voltaire

5.0

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This novel is what many consider to be Voltaire's Magnum Opus which was written for the express purpose of mocking Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's claim that "this is the best of all possible worlds". Even though the ending interpretation of the book is highly debatable, what I took away from the ending was that Candide deciding that even though the world is chaotic his friends and himself should try to make the best of it, which to me at least has a distinct existentialist bent. This is a fantastic book that is also fairly short so you don't have to spend have a year reading it, which is a definite plus.

P.S. This is the first book that I've read in just one day! New personal best!