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716 pages • first pub 1924 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140181449
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In this dizzyingly rich novel of ideas, Mann uses a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps, a community devoted exclusively to sickness, as a microcosm for Europe, which in the years before 1914 was already exhibiting the first symptoms of its own terminal ...
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
716 pages • first pub 1924 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140181449
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In this dizzyingly rich novel of ideas, Mann uses a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps, a community devoted exclusively to sickness, as a microcosm for Europe, which in the years before 1914 was already exhibiting the first symptoms of its own terminal ...
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