tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post4856417856814134279..comments2024-03-04T11:22:53.502-05:00Comments on Fifty Books Project 2023: Candide by VoltaireFifty Books Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640286429668778869noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-45152329337883609962007-02-26T18:43:00.000-05:002007-02-26T18:43:00.000-05:00Those facts were fun.Those facts <I>were</I> fun.Carlton Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845004609304082650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-22418819606864008022007-02-26T16:13:00.000-05:002007-02-26T16:13:00.000-05:00Fun facts:A.) Candide was so controversial that Vo...Fun facts:<BR/><BR/>A.) Candide was so controversial that Voltaire never ACTUALLY admitted he wrote it.<BR/><BR/>B.) When Brent and I were coming up with Harold Sock (shh... don't tell anyone he's not real) I kept thinking about a description of Signor Pococurante in Candide, a man revered for his taste because he thinks everything sucks. Candide says, "What a prodigious genius is this Pococurante! Nothing can please him."Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500451355263180972noreply@blogger.com