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Well, why not ? I'm not promising to finish this whole gargantuan beast but i will strive earnestly to complete the 700 page Book One. I reserve the right to take holidays from Musil when i need something less brow-corrugatingly philosophical.
— Sep 02, 2020 06:28AM
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I can’t judge this vast work from 100 pages, it would be like judging Ulysses by reading the first few chapters just before all the real fun starts. Stuff does not happen in Man Without Qualities, but just when you get used to stuff not happening, there is a horrible rape-murder, which has the same effect you would get if you threw a dead cat onto the Christmas dinner table with all the family there.
— Sep 09, 2020 12:58PM
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i'll try to update, otherwise my gr friends may begin to fear the worst.
I am just starting volume II after taking a short inter-volume break... was surprised to learn about this book's apparent reputation for dryness, but maybe it's a matter of translation. I'm reading the Sophie Wilkins translation and I've been finding it eminently readable & engrossing.
that's the version I have... first impression.... this is a funny book!
Will keep checking your thoughts on this. ;)