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

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced

731 pages | first published 1901

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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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Summary of 821 reviews

Moods

reflective 80%
challenging 52%
emotional 43%
sad 37%
dark 23%
funny 21%
informative 17%
tense 11%
relaxing 7%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%

Pace

slow 75%
medium 24%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 65% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 2%

Strong character development?

Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 18% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 34% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 9% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 4% | No: 4%

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4.02

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