776 pages • first pub 1901 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679417378
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Publication date: 04 October 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 a...
Community Reviews Summary of 868 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
emotional 43%
sad 39%
dark 24%
funny 20%
informative 16%
tense 11%
relaxing 9%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 67% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 35% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 9% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 4% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Medical content, Death of parentModerate
Child death, Chronic illness, InfertilityMinor
Child abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism
776 pages • first pub 1901 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679417378
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Publication date: 04 October 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 a...
Community Reviews Summary of 868 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
emotional 43%
sad 39%
dark 24%
funny 20%
informative 16%
tense 11%
relaxing 9%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 67% | A mix: 19% | Plot: 10% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 35% | No: 8% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 9% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 4% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Medical content, Death of parentModerate
Child death, Chronic illness, InfertilityMinor
Child abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism