Candide
Voltaire's Candide follows a sheltered boy across earthquakes, wars, and Eldorado as his tutor's sunny optimism falls apart. Short, savage, and still funny.
2,614-word summary · 12 min read
adventure + philosophy
4 books tagged both “adventure” and “philosophy”.
Don Quixote
A poor gentleman maddened by knight romances rides out as Don Quixote with Sancho Panza, until the world answers back.
3,785-word summary · 17 min read
Greenlights
McConaughey shares outlaw stories and greenlight catching from Texas to Hollywood.
2,577-word summary · 11 min read
The Alchemist
The Alchemist from start to finish: Santiago's dream, the Personal Legend, the crystal merchant, the desert, and the treasure that was never where he thought.…
2,166-word summary · 10 min read