Doctor Faustus by Thomas Mann

Doctor Faustus

Thomas Mann with H.T. Lowe-Porter (Translator)

580 pages first pub 1947 (view editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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Thomas Mann wrote his last great novel, Doctor Faustus, during his exile from Nazi Germany. Although he already had a long string of masterpieces to his name, in retrospect this seems to be the novel he was born to write. A modern reworking of the...

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Community Reviews

3.91
based on 851 reviews

Moods

challenging: 83%

reflective: 80%

dark: 68%

emotional: 35%

sad: 35%

mysterious: 31%

informative: 26%

tense: 18%

inspiring: 8%

funny: 6%

relaxing: 5%

adventurous: 3%


Pace

10% of readers chose medium
89% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
13% of readers chose A mix
82% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

45% of readers chose Yes
34% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

15% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

19% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
61% of readers chose No
9% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

95% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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