The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann

The Magic Mountain

Thomas Mann

1019 pages first pub 1924 (editions) user-added

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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For readers who crave a rich and immersive literary experience that explores the complexities of time, the human condition, and the search for meaning in the face of mortality, The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann is a profound and enlightening journey that will challenge and reward them with its masterful blend of philosophy, intellectual curiosity, and poignant introspection.

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In this dizzyingly rich novel of ideas, Mann uses a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps – a community devoted exclusively to sickness – as a microcosm for Europe, which in the years before 1914 was already exhibiting the first symptoms of its own termina...

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Community Reviews

4.01
based on 2,541 reviews

Moods

reflective: 89%

challenging: 74%

emotional: 28%

funny: 20%

mysterious: 20%

sad: 19%

informative: 17%

dark: 16%

inspiring: 14%

adventurous: 11%

tense: 8%

relaxing: 7%

hopeful: 3%

lighthearted: 2%


Pace

8% of readers chose medium
91% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
11% of readers chose A mix
83% of readers chose Character
3% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

60% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

36% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

46% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

67% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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