Is this worth a read or is it just typical french garbage?
>typical french garbage
that phrase doesn't bode well for you
but yes its a perfect book
>>8222187
*tips*
>>8222167
Why are the French so pretentious?
Its fun and the ending is nice
>>8222167
great book, read that shit
also real Zadig
also read Micromegas
also read Story of the Good Brahmin
in fact, just find a collection that has Candide among others in it and real all of it
>>8222196
They fail in terms of every meaningful human pursuit, such as domination or commerce, so like any niche of limp wristed progressives they throw up their hands and desperately pretend to be something to look up to in terms of culture alone.
>>8222167
Voltaire a shit
>>8222167
It's shitposting, but in a good way.
>>8222242
>é
opinion disregarded
>>8222213
>this is how seppos justify their cultural wasteland
>>8222242
They sound pretentious in the original too.
>>8222211
>also real Zadig
>also read Micromegas
>also read Story of the Good Brahmin
Those are worthless compared to Candide, which is the only well-written one of the lot (I hope the humor at least isn't lost in translation). Micromegas is a pure exposition of ideas which are taken for granted and of no interest nowadays to the point where it wouldn't be worth reading if it wasn't so short; Zadig is a repetitive and largely pointless sequence of episodes half of which are copied from elsewhere with nothing added to them, and isn't even a good story - better read l'Ingenu.
>this is a 10/10 in frogistan
>tfw cultivating your garden
>>8222167
It's brilliant, especially if you have an understanding of the context it was written in. Plus, you can read it in a few hours. Why wouldn't you?
>>8222287
there is humour in zadig and it's interesting when read as an attempt of voltaire's to reconcile leibniz' ideas of providence
It takes an hour to read anon what do you have to lose.
Plus this is pleb as fuck but I read it in high school and it changed my whole outlook from 'look how sad and smart and depressed I am' to 'wew lad' so get on it. Might do some work for ya
>>8222167
No
Let me make a list of books that aren't worth it
>Candide
>Norwegian Wood
>Madame Bovary
>Ethan Frome
>Sorrows Of Young Werther
>Spoils Of Poynton
