The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann

The Magic Mountain

Thomas Mann with John E. Woods (Translator)

904 pages first pub 1924 (editions)

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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With this dizzyingly rich novel of ideas, Thomas Mann rose to the front ranks of the great modern novelists, winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1929. The Magic Mountain takes place in an exclusive tuberculosis sanatorium in the Swiss Alps –...

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Community Reviews

4.01
based on 2,876 reviews

Moods

reflective: 89%

challenging: 73%

emotional: 28%

funny: 22%

sad: 21%

mysterious: 20%

dark: 17%

informative: 17%

inspiring: 14%

adventurous: 11%

relaxing: 7%

tense: 7%

hopeful: 3%

lighthearted: 2%


Pace

7% of readers chose medium
92% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
10% of readers chose A mix
84% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

60% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

35% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

48% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

69% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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