Candide read more like a children's book. It was so shallow

"fun" is a children's way of describing books so it seems your level.

>>8009624
It kept me entertained and I generally felt happiness while reading it.

I know "fun" became a meaningless expression.

Do I need to know the events of its current time for me to understand and enjoy this book?

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>>8009624
>/lit/ "patricians"

I assume you also hang out behind your school with the other "cool kids" and smoke and tell each other how "lame" everything is

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>>8009624

>>8011348
A decent edition should have an introduction to give you the basics of the things Voltaire was satirizing