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259 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375424465
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon
Publication date: 07 November 2006
Description
The young Austrian writer Daniel Kehlmann conjures a brilliant and gently comic novel from the lives of two geniuses of the Enlightenment. Toward the end of the eighteenth century, two young Germans set out to measure the world. One of them, the P...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,366 reviews
Moods
informative 57%
funny 44%
reflective 33%
inspiring 22%
lighthearted 16%
relaxing 9%
challenging 8%
dark 5%
emotional 4%
sad 4%
tense 4%
hopeful 3%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 16% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 42% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 37% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughtsModerate
Slavery, Animal cruelty, CannibalismMinor
Death, Child death, Trafficking
259 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375424465
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon
Publication date: 07 November 2006
Description
The young Austrian writer Daniel Kehlmann conjures a brilliant and gently comic novel from the lives of two geniuses of the Enlightenment. Toward the end of the eighteenth century, two young Germans set out to measure the world. One of them, the P...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,366 reviews
Moods
informative 57%
funny 44%
reflective 33%
inspiring 22%
lighthearted 16%
relaxing 9%
challenging 8%
dark 5%
emotional 4%
sad 4%
tense 4%
hopeful 3%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 29%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 16% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 42% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 37% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 69% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 68% | No: 15% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughtsModerate
Slavery, Animal cruelty, CannibalismMinor
Death, Child death, Trafficking