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731 pages • first pub 1901 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781857151077
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Publication date: 15 September 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 an ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,382 reviews
Moods
challenging 47%
emotional 44%
sad 43%
funny 19%
informative 19%
dark 17%
tense 16%
relaxing 7%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 4%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
medium 23%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 33% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Death, Medical content, ClassismModerate
Child death, Forced institutionalization, Adult/minor relationshipMinor
Racial slurs, Ableism, Addiction731 pages • first pub 1901 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781857151077
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Publication date: 15 September 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 an ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,382 reviews
Moods
challenging 47%
emotional 44%
sad 43%
funny 19%
informative 19%
dark 17%
tense 16%
relaxing 7%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 4%
lighthearted 2%
mysterious 2%
Pace
medium 23%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 57% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 33% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | 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
Child death, Forced institutionalization, Adult/minor relationshipMinor
Racial slurs, Ableism, Addiction