The respiratory illness that had people quaking in their boots was TB - it's as if no-one wants to name that dreadful disease. This killed Keats (when he coughed arterial blood , he knew he beheld his own death warrant) and Katherine Mansfield (who died at 34 in a sanitorium). I think it's important to mention TB by name because it had such an enormous impact socially, culturally, demographically. To allude to chest problems and illness doesn't quite do the book justice since contemporary readers would have known precisely what people were hoping to be cured of. Fabulous book. I'm halfway through and it is well worth the time investment. (Joachim would be pronounced Yoachim, I believe). Thank you for this review.
I have a hard time understanding the passion readers have for this book... I hear a lot of positive opinions, but I don't have enough knowledge to capture the technical reasons why this is considered a great book. I simply felt it doesn't justify its length.
Thank you. After your presentation, I immediately bought the Everyman edition.The last novel I read by Thomas Mann was "Dr Faustus", which blew me away with its brilliance.
Just finished this ! I can see why so many people give up but I would recommend persistence as it has been a rewarding experience with lots to think about . The themes of faith , humanism , eroticism , death , time , pleasure and love are the bedrock of the book and I think it's best to read it almost as an exploration of these themes as conceived a century ago . If you're expecting a heartstopping plot you'll be disappointed .... For me , knowing WW1 was round the corner , hung over every scene ...I kept wanting to say " wake up , people " . On the down side the pages if philosophy left me cold ....at times I could have hurled it out the window ...
Thank you for your review of The Magic Mountain. It's a fantastic novel. As I understand it, the story is an allegory of Europe prior to The Great War. The Sanatorium's patients symbolize different social groups within Europe. They are all sick by degrees.
This is a book that I should be reading again. All those fantastic characters and debates in isolated environment... Well, Christmas holidays are coming so maybe I have time for this. Happy holidays anyways!
These days I am reading this book. I started reading it in Mar. 2022 now I am almost getting to it's end. It's a great book but pretty tough read though and you have simplified it with your video presentation.
The first week of coming January will mark 1 year since I bought this book(same edition as you) but for some reason or other I haven't even started it. Your video has inspired me to pick it up again. Maybe it'll be my new year's resolution to complete this one.
I just finished Norwegian Wood yesterday. Great story. I am going to read The Great Gatsby first and maybe the German version of MM or D in Venice. Btw, is Wood's version with French and translation into English subnotes? Murakami really knows how to sell music and books. Kafka on the Shore....
In the Woods version there are very, very small snippets of French untranslated. Whenever lengthy conversation happens in French, the text is rendered in italics but translated into English
The respiratory illness that had people quaking in their boots was TB - it's as if no-one wants to name that dreadful disease. This killed Keats (when he coughed arterial blood , he knew he beheld his own death warrant) and Katherine Mansfield (who died at 34 in a sanitorium). I think it's important to mention TB by name because it had such an enormous impact socially, culturally, demographically. To allude to chest problems and illness doesn't quite do the book justice since contemporary readers would have known precisely what people were hoping to be cured of.
Fabulous book. I'm halfway through and it is well worth the time investment. (Joachim would be pronounced Yoachim, I believe). Thank you for this review.
I have a hard time understanding the passion readers have for this book... I hear a lot of positive opinions, but I don't have enough knowledge to capture the technical reasons why this is considered a great book. I simply felt it doesn't justify its length.
Thank you. After your presentation, I immediately bought the Everyman edition.The last novel I read by Thomas Mann was "Dr Faustus", which blew me away with its brilliance.
Just finished this ! I can see why so many people give up but I would recommend persistence as it has been a rewarding experience with lots to think about . The themes of faith , humanism , eroticism , death , time , pleasure and love are the bedrock of the book and I think it's best to read it almost as an exploration of these themes as conceived a century ago . If you're expecting a heartstopping plot you'll be disappointed .... For me , knowing WW1 was round the corner , hung over every scene ...I kept wanting to say " wake up , people " . On the down side the pages if philosophy left me cold ....at times I could have hurled it out the window ...
The Magic Mountain is a great book. Thank you for sharing 👍🙂
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Thank you for this. Loved this book. I pity those who can't see its greatness.
tried to read it years ago and now giving it a go on audible and it's some interesting thoughts in it. thanks for yours
just rented this book in my school library and i am about to read it. thanks for the recommendation 👍❤
Thank you for your review of The Magic Mountain. It's a fantastic novel. As I understand it, the story is an allegory of Europe prior to The Great War. The Sanatorium's patients symbolize different social groups within Europe. They are all sick by degrees.
It suffers in translation ' +'it doesn't suffer enough''
This is a book that I should be reading again. All those fantastic characters and debates in isolated environment... Well, Christmas holidays are coming so maybe I have time for this. Happy holidays anyways!
These days I am reading this book. I started reading it in Mar. 2022 now I am almost getting to it's end. It's a great book but pretty tough read though and you have simplified it with your video presentation.
The Magic Mountain has been on my radar for a while, some day I'll get to it.
I had this one on my shelf awhile before I got it read as well :).
The first week of coming January will mark 1 year since I bought this book(same edition as you) but for some reason or other I haven't even started it. Your video has inspired me to pick it up again. Maybe it'll be my new year's resolution to complete this one.
It’s a pretty big time commitment but well worth it if you enjoy a (very) beautifully written novel that can be read on multiple levels.
I just finished Norwegian Wood yesterday. Great story.
I am going to read The Great Gatsby first and maybe the German version of MM or D in Venice.
Btw, is Wood's version with French and translation into English subnotes?
Murakami really knows how to sell music and books. Kafka on the Shore....
In the Woods version there are very, very small snippets of French untranslated. Whenever lengthy conversation happens in French, the text is rendered in italics but translated into English
@@sunkintree thank you
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I've been reading this book and I've been hating it lol... I don't get it u.u
It's been seven months since you wrote this. So did you manage to finish it or were you fed up after a while?
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