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Candide Paperback – October 25, 2012

by Voltaire (Author)
3.6 out of 5 stars 5 customer reviews
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Product Details

  • Paperback: 120 pages
  • Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (October 25, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1478205148
  • ISBN-13: 978-1478205142
  • Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.3 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,194,151 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 starsGreat work of philosophical fiction
By Jeremiah Dahl on February 6, 2013
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Voltaire seems to be one of those figures in philosophy who's name everybody seems to recognize and yet one doubts whether they've actually read anything by him. Most seem ready to quote him as saying "a witty saying proves nothing" whenever they've been bested with a quote; which is at once incorrect, a self-contradiction and a misquotation.

The writers of the movie The Nines are some of these individuals who know Voltaire's name but don't seem to have ever read him. This is evidenced in their having the main character reading a copy of Candide, while another character comments on the the desirability of "the best of all possible worlds" (and then the movie ends with the best of all possible worlds). While it's true that Candide does revolve around the best of all possible worlds, it's express goal is to argue that this world is not the best one possible.

Voltaire's Candide, is as said, written in response to an argument in which his opponent is claiming that this world is the best that it can be and can be no different. The Professor Pangloss takes up the role of Voltaire's opponent in the book, arguing that "`It is demonstrable,' said he, `that things cannot be otherwise than as they are; for all being created for an end, all is necessarily for the best end. `" Whenever anything bad happens it is his role to respond "it was a thing unavoidable, a necessary ingredient in the best of worlds."

The formula of the book is very simple, and it would suffice for the reader to simply read the first few chapters and the last - everything in-between is fluff serving to drive home a repetitive argument.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsgood story
By ChibiRat on January 11, 2014
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I had to buy this book for my European History class in university
it was easy to understand (unlike most of the other books we read in the class) and the story was interesting and amusing
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3.0 out of 5 starsClassic read, bad edition.
By Ziln on February 24, 2015
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Candide is an awesome story. This copy of the book is crap though, awfully typeset and no title or anything on the spine. It looks like a self-published book.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThis book is hysterical.
By Stephen Geraci on December 17, 2013
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Sarcasic as all hell. So what if it was written in the 1795, cracked me the heck up. I love the end. If you like satire this is an awesome story.
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2.0 out of 5 starsSorry, Voltare -- I liked "Rita Hayworth's Shoes" More
By Screenwriter Morgan on February 18, 2013
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Anyway, after reading Francine Lasala's "Rita Hayworth's Shoes," I figured that I'd give Voltare a try. He was one of those authors I'd been meaning to try, but it never seemed to be the right time.

Long story short -- meh. Look, I'm no literary neophyte, okay? I loved "The Canterbury Tales," managed to slog my way through Dante's "Inferno," and even endured the non-musical version of "Moby Dick." But, when it comes to "Candide," I really didn't connect with it.

Rita Hayworth's Shoes is infinitely more entertaining.
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