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Never has a book made it so hard for me to acclimatize myself with its mechanisms. I'm trusting Thomas Mann is going somewhere with this pace, or lack thereof, but my hope is slowly dissipating. Nothing yet had grabbed me, nor anything is urging me to stay. I'm living on a prayer that these bland characters will pick up some flavor in a few chapters, like when you learn to season your meals from watching your mom.
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LH
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Um...
Adapting to this book's dry humor and morbid tone has been quite a challenge for me. I'm still not over my last book, Notre-Dame, and the initial phase with The Magic Mountain is uncomfortable. I'm not really invested yet, I didn't understand the rhythm of this book, nor what to do with the information I'm being given. I don't yet care about Hans, I even sort of think he's a douche. I like Joachim, though.
— Aug 29, 2026 06:04PM
Adapting to this book's dry humor and morbid tone has been quite a challenge for me. I'm still not over my last book, Notre-Dame, and the initial phase with The Magic Mountain is uncomfortable. I'm not really invested yet, I didn't understand the rhythm of this book, nor what to do with the information I'm being given. I don't yet care about Hans, I even sort of think he's a douche. I like Joachim, though.
LH
is on page 18 of 706
I'm reading this one with my mom! And besides the occasional spoiler she inadvertently lets out and the extremely tiny font on this edition (seriously, I kid you not, I had to buy a magnifying glass) this is proving to be a very interesting read.
— Aug 28, 2026 01:56PM