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776 pages • first pub 1901 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679417378
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Publication date: 04 October 1994
Description
Buddenbrooks, first published in Germany in 1901, when Mann was only twenty-six, has become a classic of modern literature. It is the story of four generations of a wealthy bourgeois family in northern Germany facing the advent of modernity; in a...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,413 reviews
Moods
challenging 49%
emotional 44%
sad 44%
funny 19%
informative 19%
dark 18%
tense 16%
relaxing 6%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 24%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 55% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 32% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Death, Medical content, ClassismModerate
Forced institutionalization, Child death, InfidelityMinor
Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Sexism
776 pages • first pub 1901 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679417378
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Publication date: 04 October 1994
Description
Buddenbrooks, first published in Germany in 1901, when Mann was only twenty-six, has become a classic of modern literature. It is the story of four generations of a wealthy bourgeois family in northern Germany facing the advent of modernity; in a...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,413 reviews
Moods
challenging 49%
emotional 44%
sad 44%
funny 19%
informative 19%
dark 18%
tense 16%
relaxing 6%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 24%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 55% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 32% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Medical content, ClassismModerate
Forced institutionalization, Child death, InfidelityMinor
Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Sexism