Buddenbrooks

(5 stars)

kat

I was sorry that I reached the end, I loved it. Bruce has spoilt me for all other readers, I’m nearly through all of his readings. He’s unbeatable!

Wonderful

(5 stars)

Unknown

God bless you Bruce Pirie. You gave life to this masterpiece of literature that earned Thomas Mann the Nobel Prize. Thank you.

(4 stars)

Alexandra Veres

Beautifully measured pace, and sensitively read. A surprisingly depressing saga for a young writer but excellently translated.

(5 stars)

Laurence Rosania

A moving and brilliant book, read with perfect thoughtfulness and elegance by Bruce Pirie. Highly recommended.

A Great Classic

(5 stars)

שמעון עין גל

This long, masterful work pulls you along on a slow, stately journey through the lives, hopes, disappointments and deaths of 4 generations of the Buddenbrook family. it reminds me of a classic still life painting of fruits in a bowl: each apple and grape appears so fresh and glistening, yet we know as we contemplate them that they have all long since been consumed or have shriveled into dust. There is a lot of humour and liveliness along the way, in spite of the feeling of slow decline and decay in the background.

Excellent Reading

(4 stars)

A LibriVox Listener

Story has some interesting historic angels but is short on style of verse or of any meaningful insights. Some chapters are plain without meaning and are longer than what any modern writer could impose on their audience. I found little in it of the Nobel prize level literature.

(5 stars)

Tsam

Thoroughly enjoyed it. The reader is amazing! Thank you very much!