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 931 reviews
Moods
challenging 48%
emotional 43%
sad 40%
dark 20%
funny 18%
informative 17%
tense 14%
relaxing 10%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 4%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 8% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 38% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 5% | N/A: 3%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
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 931 reviews
Moods
challenging 48%
emotional 43%
sad 40%
dark 20%
funny 18%
informative 17%
tense 14%
relaxing 10%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 4%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 27%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 23% | Plot: 8% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 38% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 70% | It's complicated: 12% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 5% | N/A: 3%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