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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For readers drawn to dense, cerebral fiction fixated on genius as daemonic pact—artistic transcendence fused with moral collapse. Ideal if you relish slow, symphonic prose thick with musical metaphysics, theological dread, and historical allegory, where character study eclipses plot and every page demands sustained concentration.

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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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3.92
based on 871 reviews

Moods

challenging: 83%

reflective: 78%

dark: 69%

emotional: 35%

sad: 33%

mysterious: 32%

informative: 24%

tense: 18%

inspiring: 7%

funny: 6%

relaxing: 4%

adventurous: 3%


Pace

11% of readers chose medium
88% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
12% of readers chose A mix
81% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

43% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
42% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

17% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
58% of readers chose No
13% 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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