Reviews tagging 'Death'

Candide by Voltaire

19 reviews

andremay's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Voltaire might have been considered tolerant for his time, but the racism was still very much present. being against slavery doesn't mean he wasn't racist as fuck. 🫠 His views on Jews and Muslims are also very prevalent in this book, and aren't much better (like, at all). Yes, I'm aware this is satire and a parody and all extreme circumstances are absurd to prove a point. It still doesn't excuse discrimination against certain groups of people, I do not care what century this was written in.
2🌟 because of the critique of optimism (which is why this book was created in the first place).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Xenophobia, War, Racism, Racial slurs, Death, Torture, and Slavery

hotbitch's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Slavery, Torture, Racial slurs, Racism, Antisemitism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault

trixiebelle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Murder, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Violence, Death, and Misogyny

littletenor's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Violence, Trafficking, and Slavery

Minor: Animal death and Death

clack's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

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?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Murder, Violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, Death, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Rape, Antisemitism, Blood, Slavery, and Sexual assault

Minor: Infidelity, Islamophobia, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Grief, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Sexism, Blood, Cannibalism, Animal death, and Emotional abuse

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.

lizzieb29's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Death

Moderate: Rape, Racism, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Cannibalism

al_ex's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Antisemitism, Blood, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Grief, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

honestly just don’t read it

c_lde's review against another edition

adventurous sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gore, Incest, Rape, Slavery, Torture, War, Colonisation, Grief, Physical abuse, Classism, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

szel_zsofi's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

it was sometimes funny, but also racist and anti-semitic.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Racism, War, Blood, Colonisation, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Sexual assault, and Torture

Minor: Cannibalism

katariinatoivanen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Racism, Racial slurs, and Violence

Moderate: Antisemitism, Murder, Slavery, and Colonisation

Minor: Suicide, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content