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736 pages • first pub 1901 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679752608
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 28 June 1994
Description
A Major Literary Event: a brilliant new translation of Thomas Mann's first great novel, one of the two for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1929. Buddenbrooks, first published in Germany in 1900, when Mann was only twenty-five...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,413 reviews
Moods
challenging 49%
emotional 44%
sad 44%
funny 19%
informative 19%
dark 18%
tense 16%
relaxing 6%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 24%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 55% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 32% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Average rating
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Death, Medical content, ClassismModerate
Forced institutionalization, Child death, InfidelityMinor
Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Sexism
736 pages • first pub 1901 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679752608
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 28 June 1994
Description
A Major Literary Event: a brilliant new translation of Thomas Mann's first great novel, one of the two for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1929. Buddenbrooks, first published in Germany in 1900, when Mann was only twenty-five...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,413 reviews
Moods
challenging 49%
emotional 44%
sad 44%
funny 19%
informative 19%
dark 18%
tense 16%
relaxing 6%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 24%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 55% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 32% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 62% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 84% | 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
Forced institutionalization, Child death, InfidelityMinor
Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Sexism