Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family by T.J. Reed, John E. Woods, Thomas Mann

Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family

T.J. Reed, John E. Woods, Thomas Mann

731 pages first pub 1901 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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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 ...

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Moods

reflective 80%
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

slow 74%
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

4.06

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