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720 pages • first pub 1924 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679772873
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 October 1996
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 termina...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,787 reviews
Moods
challenging 77%
emotional 30%
mysterious 23%
funny 22%
dark 21%
informative 18%
sad 18%
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: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 25% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 41% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Terminal illness, DeathModerate
Misogyny, Antisemitism, Medical contentMinor
Sexual content720 pages • first pub 1924 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679772873
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 01 October 1996
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 termina...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,787 reviews
Moods
challenging 77%
emotional 30%
mysterious 23%
funny 22%
dark 21%
informative 18%
sad 18%
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: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 25% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 41% | No: 38% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Terminal illness, DeathModerate
Misogyny, Antisemitism, Medical contentMinor
Sexual content