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854 pages • first pub 1901 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780749386474
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: 02 April 2015
Description
Discover Mann's Nobel Prizewinning semi-autobiographical and sweeping family epic.The Buddenbrook clan is everything you'd expect of a nineteenth-century German merchant family - wealthy, esteemed, established. Four generations later, a tide of tw...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,436 reviews
Moods
challenging 49%
sad 45%
emotional 44%
informative 19%
funny 18%
dark 17%
tense 15%
relaxing 7%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 22%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 55% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 17%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 30% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%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
854 pages • first pub 1901 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780749386474
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: 02 April 2015
Description
Discover Mann's Nobel Prizewinning semi-autobiographical and sweeping family epic.The Buddenbrook clan is everything you'd expect of a nineteenth-century German merchant family - wealthy, esteemed, established. Four generations later, a tide of tw...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,436 reviews
Moods
challenging 49%
sad 45%
emotional 44%
informative 19%
funny 18%
dark 17%
tense 15%
relaxing 7%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 22%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 9% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 55% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 17%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 30% | No: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 17% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 4% | N/A: 1%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