144 pages • first pub 1759 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140440041
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 30 June 1950
Description
All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds It was the indifferent shrug and callous inertia that this optimism concealed which so angered Voltaire, who found the all for the best approach a patently inadequate response to suffering, to...
Community Reviews Summary of 12,772 reviews
Moods
funny 64%
reflective 57%
dark 26%
challenging 24%
lighthearted 22%
hopeful 8%
informative 7%
inspiring 7%
sad 6%
tense 5%
emotional 4%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 20%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 40% | Plot: 35% | Character: 20% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33% | No: 31% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 42% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Rape, Racism, ViolenceModerate
Slavery, Antisemitism, War144 pages • first pub 1759 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140440041
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 30 June 1950
Description
All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds It was the indifferent shrug and callous inertia that this optimism concealed which so angered Voltaire, who found the all for the best approach a patently inadequate response to suffering, to...
Community Reviews Summary of 12,772 reviews
Moods
funny 64%
reflective 57%
dark 26%
challenging 24%
lighthearted 22%
hopeful 8%
informative 7%
inspiring 7%
sad 6%
tense 5%
emotional 4%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 20%
slow 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 40% | Plot: 35% | Character: 20% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33% | No: 31% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 40% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 42% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Racism, ViolenceModerate
Slavery, Antisemitism, War