Review: Very good version ~
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 19, 2012
Free Kindle version?  Yes please.  Though this is a book that is usually readily available for check out at local libraries, I wanted a version that was portable and free.  Win win.  Granted, this is the identical version to that on the Project Gutenberg website, but at least Amazon will allow this on Kindles whereas they block Gutenberg eBooks.  The format of this version is nice and it doesn't have too many issues with the transition to a Kindle eBook unlike most of the Shakespeare plays and such.It is an older translation, but a good one.  If you are assigned this book for class, I would stick with whatever translation the teacher gives you.  But if you want to read this for pleasure, or just want to have it read for your core reading list (for college or whatnot), then this is a great version.  The wry sense of black humor is wonderful.  The spellings may seem odd, but Voltaire wrote this in French in the 1750s, so it's pretty old.  And yes, the British were probably spelling Buenos Ayres instead of Buenos Aires and such.The operetta Candide is based off of this novel as well, though it strays from the novel in the end (though is faithful throughout the first 2/3 to 3/4).  A recommended reading for anyone interested in classic literature.  Now you're ready for some Kafka!