The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann

The Magic Mountain

Thomas Mann with John E. Woods (Translator)

720 pages first pub 1924 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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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...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,787 reviews

Moods

reflective 86%
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

slow 94%
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

4.01

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