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752 pages • first pub 1924 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781446468760
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Publication date: 03 May 2018
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 1,849 reviews
Moods
challenging 77%
emotional 30%
mysterious 23%
funny 22%
dark 20%
informative 18%
sad 17%
inspiring 14%
adventurous 10%
relaxing 8%
tense 8%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
medium 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 3% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 36% | No: 25% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 19%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 69% | 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 content752 pages • first pub 1924 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781446468760
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Digital
Publication date: 03 May 2018
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 1,849 reviews
Moods
challenging 77%
emotional 30%
mysterious 23%
funny 22%
dark 20%
informative 18%
sad 17%
inspiring 14%
adventurous 10%
relaxing 8%
tense 8%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
medium 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 12% | N/A: 3% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 36% | No: 25% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 19%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 69% | 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