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, SexismCommunity Reviews
Summary of 821 reviews
Moods
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
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%Average rating
731 pages | first published 1901
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Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Publication date: Not specified
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 ...Book Information
731 pages | first published 1901
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ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Publication date: Not specified
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 ...Book information
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, SexismCommunity Reviews
Summary of 821 reviews
Moods
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
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%Average rating