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729 pages • first pub 1924 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780749386429
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: 29 July 1996
Description
Hans Castorp is 'a perfectly ordinary, if engaging young man' when he goes to visit his cousin in an exclusive sanatorium in the Swiss Alps. What should have been a three week trip turns into a seven year stay. Hans falls in love and becomes intox...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,838 reviews
Moods
challenging 78%
emotional 30%
funny 23%
mysterious 23%
dark 21%
informative 19%
sad 17%
inspiring 14%
adventurous 10%
relaxing 8%
tense 8%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
medium 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 3% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 36% | No: 24% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical traumaModerate
Death, Misogyny, WarMinor
Sexual content729 pages • first pub 1924 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780749386429
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: 29 July 1996
Description
Hans Castorp is 'a perfectly ordinary, if engaging young man' when he goes to visit his cousin in an exclusive sanatorium in the Swiss Alps. What should have been a three week trip turns into a seven year stay. Hans falls in love and becomes intox...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,838 reviews
Moods
challenging 78%
emotional 30%
funny 23%
mysterious 23%
dark 21%
informative 19%
sad 17%
inspiring 14%
adventurous 10%
relaxing 8%
tense 8%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
medium 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 3% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 36% | No: 24% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 18%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical traumaModerate
Death, Misogyny, WarMinor
Sexual content