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[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It’s not a long book but it is for me very frustrating to read.

It’s about an optimist who keeps dismissing the shitty things happening to/around because it’ll all work out.

I just did not enjoy reading it at all.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I know the book as I'm from the same country, so I wondered if there was some specific issue from the English side. It's a satire of Leibniz philosophy and religion, so I think it's its purpose to make you frustrated with the character.

[–] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

It did a great job making me want to smack him

It's just not my kind of book, I don't enjoy that type of thing.