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Nanci Svensson
Aug 29, 2013 rated it really liked it
By chance, I re-read Candide by Voltaire a week ago. And I realize: George Babbitt IS Candide, the 20th century man of eternal progress & a little shaky belief in this, the best of all worlds. He is a buffoon, and he is surprisingly endearing to me in his ever human vanity yet self doubt.
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Shanea
Jun 28, 2013 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
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George F. Babbitt is a character that I hate, but I can relate to, and in relating to him I begin to hate myself a little.
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Clayton Brannon
Jul 31, 2014 rated it it was amazing
A really good book.
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