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Liked It2 of 2 members found this review helpful “One of the few classics I actually did read in college. (It's short and my copy had pictures.) Fair to say it changed my life in that I learned now matter what I might learn in life, people are frail creatures, placing their happiness forever in the future while the ultimate wisdom might well be...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“One of my favorites!”
Donna P wrote this review 13 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A fun, quick and colorful read. Overall loved the story and the brilliance of how the author wraps up the story. At some point I did lose patience with the repetitive nature of the characters' behaviors but that was my only issue with the story.”
scott h wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The book Candide by Voltaire is a satirical look into European society and politics of the past. It is a very complex book which contains a tumultuous journey by the main character. In his journey, he must go from a comfortable life to running from royalty. He is forced to commit countless crimes in order to save the ones he loves and continue to learn from his own experiences. This was not my favorite book because I felt it was too repetitive. While a tumultuous journey is somewhat repetitive in its own right, when the character's interactions with others are somewhat identical, it goes too far. ”
NOAH S wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I read this book for my 2009 summer reading assignment. Out of all the books, I read this was my least favorite. It was my least favorite because it was pretty confusing for most of the book which prevented me from enjoying it. Candide is kicked out of his house because he was caught kissing his cousin, Lady Cunégonde. He meets Pangloss (he knew him before but they hadn't seen each other in awhile) and Pangloss teaches Candide is way of thinking which is "everything happens for a reason, no matter how bad it is." Throughout the book, Candide travels around the world and he ends up in all kinds of crazy situations. For example, at one point in the story, Candide and Cunégonde are being chased in the Caribbean. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes classic literature because from what I know, it is considered a classic novel.”
ANOKI H wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book, though not as terrible as Dante's Inferno was still terrible in my opinion. The main character Candide thought that everything he had been taught was the right thing and refused to believe anything he was told otherwise. Candide acted like he knew everything even though the whole time he was really very naive. I also thought it was sort of stupid in the end that he married Cunegonde even though he didn't really love her anymore, though he only really loved her in the first place because of her beauty. The ending was also sort of depressing because Candide doesn't really have any money from El Dorado left and they basically just settle down to live average lives. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in finding out about Voltaire's point of view (make sure to read the introduction part). ”
ADRIANCE B wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Candide is a novel by Voltaire about a man named candide. Candide is staying in a castle and grows feelings for the princess Cunegonde. The baron finds them kissing and is infuriated. The baron is so angry with this that he throws Candide out of the castle. He later is brought into the army. He doesn’t want to remain as an army soldier so he escapes but is then found and punished for deserting his fellow soldiers. The punishment he receives is a painstaking flogging. After seeing much fighting he travels to Holland. There he runs into his friend pangloss. Cunegone’s family was killed and she was raped. Pangloss also has come to have syphilis but remains completely positive. In listening to pangloss’s idea of continualsly staying positive Candied is flogged once more. Candide finds eldorado and receives many riches but in the process of leaving with them the animals that are carrying the riches die off making him leave them behind. Cunegonde is stolen away and bought as a sex slave. Candide goes to save his beloved beautiful princess and does so. When he finds her and saves her he has no physical attraction to her anymore and is disappointed. ”
Chris Lano wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Candide by Voltaire was a very teaching book. Candide was a very optimistic person, who believed that everyone in the world is positive, and that you should always look at things in a good way. Being separated from Cunegonde taught Candide that not everyone in the world is essentially a good person. Although he went through many hardships, he improved his own self, and the people around him. Although he went through many hardships through out the book, he still kept his promise to marry Cunegonde. Candide teaches its reader that experiences can change one's perspective and views on the world. ”
ANNA C wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“ This book was about a man named Candide who in the beginning of the book lives a great life. However, once caught kissing a woman on the palace grounds, he is kicked out. He becomes determined to find her again and ends up on a long and hard journey.
MOLLIE W wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Along the way Candide learns many things and meets many new people. In the end he finds his love, but because of everything that happened on both of their journeys he realizes that he is no longer in love with her.
I enjoyed this book because it was humorous at times and made me want to keep reading.”
“This book candide is about a guy named candide who goes around an entirely fictional world and he mocks European lifestyle and culture. He travels around to all these different places and this book is just a satire that shoes flaws and makes fun of the way European people live. On his Journey, he meets philiosophers who offer him insight. Candide makes fun of the government, the economy, the life style of the citizens and even of love. This book sounds funny but unless you understand old English, don't bother reading it. Its quite boring because of how old it is
RYAN H wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
”“Out of the three books we read for the school summer assignment I definately enjoyed Candide the most. The reason I did was because I felt that Candide had a much better storyline than the others, although it wasn't as realistic I felt like I was drawn to that particular storyline more than the others. I thought the way Voltaire mocked the aspects of French society at the time was very clever and powerful. I also felt that this was a book of more importance because after learning about the Enlightenment Age in Global Geography and learning that Voltair was an enlightenment thinking, it shows how the power of writing effected a whole country and changed people's way of thinking. I thought that the philosophies that were incorporated with the storyline were quite interesting and I thought that the characters made the book more enjoyable because each character has their own distinct personality. All in all i though Candide was an excellent book and I advise people to read it.”
Taulant I wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
