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The Magic Mountain
The Magic Mountain | Thomas Mann
With this dizzyingly rich novel of ideas, Thomas Mann rose to the front ranks of the great modern novelists, winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929. "The Magic Mountain takes place in an exclusive tuberculosis sanatorium in the Swiss Alps-a community devoted to sickness that serves as a fictional microcosm for Europe in the days before the First World War. To this hermetic and otherworldly realm comes Hans Castorp, an "ordinary young man" who arrives for a short visit and ends up staying for seven years, during which he succumbs both to the lure of eros and to the intoxication of ideas. Acclaimed translator John E. Woods has given us the definitive English version of Mann's masterpiece. A monumental work of erudition and irony, sexual tension and intellectual ferment, "The Magic Mountain is an enduring classic.
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Jari-chan
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For almost the whole of 2023 this book has been hunting me. I read quotes from it (Trust), characters adores it (Time Shelter) and some hated it (Muss ich das gelesen haben?). So I decided it's time for a re-read. But when I pulled my book out of my shelf I held this 1000 pages chunkster in my hand and asked myself “Do I really want to read this?“. Well... Then I opened the first page and in my early-twenties handwriting I had written there ⬇

Jari-chan “Irrelevance on 900 pages.“
So I decided to compromise. Usually, I don't listen to abridged audio books, but here it seemed legit. I could reread the book, while not forcing myself through the whole thing.
My version still had 15 CDs. It was gently abdriged, as the publisher stated and it had the perfect narrator. Gert Westphal totally fits into this world, his voice transporting us into this not-place, wildly debating philisophical questions.
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Dilara “Irrelevance on 900 pages.“ 😁 😂 early-twenties you was quite scathing! 6mo
Jari-chan @Dilara Early-Twenties Me sure seemed to be frustrated 😅🙈😁 6mo
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Dilara @Jari-chan 😂 6mo
Ruthiella Clearly the book gods want you to reread it! 😀 6mo
Jari-chan @Ruthiella They really did 😁 6mo
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Pip2
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Bail, I could no longer read about Hans Castorp‘s perpetual thoughts of sanitarium life. I am on page 440, 61% through and I feel like this book is just a constant continuation of the same theme and idea, prolonged for the author's amusement but nobody else's....I did appreciate some of the authors descriptions on the scenery in the Swiss Alps and believe this could have been a positive read for me had it been condensed 500 pages or so.

Lcsmcat I finished it, but found myself screaming “Get over yourself!” frequently. 😂 6mo
Pip2 😆 Yeah, so I was the same way reading Joyce but I am now implementing the fifty rule. If it doesn‘t hook me by page 50 or 12.5% whatever is longer, I am bailing. Life is too short and there are too many wonderful reads to be had! (edited) 6mo
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Kaag
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The writing is wonderful, the scenery relaxing, and the philosophical musings capture a moment in time. The Magic Mountain is a rich text well worth the time spent. One of my top ten novels of all time.

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sisilia
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I made it! 3⭐️ for me… this is the hardest chunkster I have read so far. I felt that Mann had this collection of thoughts that he wanted to share, and he decided to dump everything into this story of Hans Castorp. Despite this, I still like the way the story is set up, and also the smart little details that only a good author can produce, and the sprinkle of humours that made me giggle in parts of the book. A tough book, but worth the effort.

Dilara 👏 👏 👏 1y
BarbaraBB Well done! I loved this one but thought it way too long 1y
Ruthiella Well done! 👏👏👏 1y
Megabooks 🤩🤩🤩 1y
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sisilia
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I have 7 hours left til the book club meeting. Do you think I can make it? The philosophical chatters in this novel makes my head spin 🤪

Tamra Go go go! 1y
Leftcoastzen Mann is a load! 1y
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sisilia
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Still reading this chunkster

Ruthiella It took me the better part of a year to finish it! 1y
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sisilia
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Beginning

Liz_M Reading this book, I've never wanted a lingering illness so much in my life.... Beautiful mountain views, maps in lounge chairs, five gourmet meals a day... 1y
Simona Loved the first book, but I still have to read the second …. 1y
sarahbarnes This is one of my favorites. 1y
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I love the way this addresses a past historical event that is a staggering time of strife while not giving any current tense to it. This is how you make art!

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Woozy-Shooz
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Heady.

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Emilymdxn
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It says a lot about how perfectly written this 900 page book with almost no plot is that it never felt long as I was listening. The mountain and the secluded sanitarium there in the years before World War One was so dreamy in every sense, I got absolutely obsessed with the world outside time that Hans Castorp visited and found myself wanting to go there myself to escape lockdown London

Simona Part two is still on my TBR list🤫 3y
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Emilymdxn
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Across last night and my audiobook walk this morning I reckon I managed 6 hours for #20in4 - mainly listening to the current book which is hugely long but really excellent. Now reading anna karenina again with coffee, a big pretzel and a cheesy horror film on in the background @Andrew65

Liz_M A lovely read! Is it weird that I wanted to spend a month or two living there? 🤔 3y
BarbaraBB @Liz_M Me too!! 3y
sarahbarnes I loved this book too and had the exact same feeling @Liz_M @BarbaraBB! 3y
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BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes we‘d have the time of our lives, just lying under a blanket on the balcony and reading 🤣 3y
sarahbarnes @BarbaraBB Yes!! 😂❤️ 3y
Andrew65 That‘s great 👏👏👏 3y
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Lcsmcat
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This seemed appropriate for today. #strive #quotsyjan21 @TK-421

Leftcoastzen 👏 3y
AmyG 🙌🏻 3y
Graywacke The strive for it - i believe in this. 🙂 (although...well, other people) This is a wonderful quote. 3y
Lcsmcat @Graywacke That‘s all we can do, strive. 😀 3y
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Liz_M
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Hans Castorp travels to visit his cousin in a tuberculosis sanatorium; his short visit lasts seven years. Reading about his stay in the Swiss Alps, eating five gourmet meals a day, resting on the balcony in an extraordinarily comfortable chair, interactions with other patients, a love interest, and vigorous discussions was very appealing right now. The philosophizing was a bit much, but the descriptions of time, scenery and music were stunning.

BarbaraBB That picture is so fitting, love it! And such a great book too! 3y
Liz_M @BarbaraBB 😁😁😁 How could I not take a picture on my beloved roof deck (whose chairs are NOT exceedingly comfortable) with my favorite camel-colored fuzzy blanket? 3y
BarbaraBB It‘s a great deck! 😍 3y
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Simona
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It took me a whole month to finished this story about sick young man and his contemplation about world, death, love, literature, history, society, time .... very philosophical, many ideas, written in lush, rich language, but for me it wasn‘t just too plotless (and I usually like plotless stories), but it was also very cold, soulless story.
I finished only first part, but I‘m totally counting it as finished prompt for #ReadAroundTheWorld #Germany

BarbaraBB It meanders on and on, I know what you mean! 4y
Simona @BarbaraBB I usually have ‘sitzleder‘ for stories like this, but I couldn‘t read more than 10 pages in one sitting and I felt exhausted ... I just need some rest from it, before I start second part. 4y
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Simona
Magic Mountain | Thomas Mann
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1. Maribor, Slovenija.
2. T.Mann, Magic Mountain.
3. Chocolate.
4. Reading is my only hobby, and I rarely bail on books.
5. I don‘t have any plans, because I have to do some work related stuff, but I‘m looking forward to a few nice, quiet reading hours.

#Deweys24HourReadathon #Readathon #DeweysReadathon

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Simona
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After I skipped Malawi in September, Magic Mountain is my pick for Germany #ReadAroundTheWorld in October. My progress is in the pace of the 🐌, but I really enjoy in the lush prose and I really enjoy in my quiet lunch breaks.

Tove_Reads Why did you skip Malawi? 4y
Simona @Tove_Reads September was stressful and busy month for me, so I decided that I‘ll skip all reading challenges... 4y
rockpools Nice to see you! 🌷 4y
Simona @RachelO Thank you 😊 It‘s nice to have time (and energy) for reading 😘 4y
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Lcsmcat
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Lcsmcat
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Set in a Sanitarium in #Switzerland, Mann‘s tome gave me plenty to think about this summer. #letstravelaugust @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

OriginalCyn620 👌🏻📚🇨🇭 5y
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SharonGoforth
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Confusing and frustrating? Sometimes. Thought provoking and magnificent? Always!! This is a fabulous book that is well worth your reading time. It took me six weeks to get through it, and now I will go back and try to make sense of my notes. This is a book that one could read multiple times and get something different out of it each time. @Lcsmcat Thanks for reading with me!! #2020classics

Lcsmcat It was a trip! 5y
SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat That it was!!! 5y
Lcsmcat I‘m reading You Can‘t Go Home Again next month. Want to join in? 5y
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SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat Is that Thomas Wolfe? (edited) 5y
SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat I‘d love to, thanks! 5y
Lcsmcat Yes, it is Wolfe. Glad you‘re interested. 5y
SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat Thanks! I‘ve never read anything by him, so this will be great! 5y
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SharonGoforth
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“He talked to them about biopsychical projections of subconscious complexes into the objective; about transactions of which the medical constitution, the somnambulic state, was to be regarded as the source; and which one might speak of as objectivated dream-concepts, in so far as they confirmed an ideoplastic property of nature, a power, which under certain conditions appertained to thought, of drawing substance to itself, and clothing itself ⬇️

SharonGoforth in temporal reality.” Ok, @Lcsmcat , I give... 5y
SharonGoforth I‘m only 50 pages away from finishing this book - what a journey it‘s been!! - but this sentence has me completely baffled!!! (edited) 5y
HardcoverHearts How frustrating!!! 5y
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SharonGoforth @HardcoverHearts It is!! I‘ve spent the past 30 minutes trying to figure out what Mann means! This hasn‘t been an easy read, but I‘ve managed to hang in there until I read this! I‘ll just move along and hopefully it will make sense! 5y
Lcsmcat I just took this as nonsense spouted by the believers of the séance. Hans was constantly buffeted by ideas, from Dr. K, Settembrini, Naphtha, even Peeperkorn. And he didn‘t get most of them, he was just swept away on the tide of talk. So I felt like Mann was putting the reader in Hans‘ shoes with this kind of sentence. ??‍♀️ 5y
SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat He certainly did a good job of that! That was Dr. K‘s nonsense, from one of his lectures. Peeperkorn was interesting in that he said a lot without actually saying anything. It seems that Mann liked to use the different characters as representatives of specific philosophical ideas he was exploring. 5y
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Lcsmcat
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https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/06/books/illness-as-metaphor.html I have this article in the book tagged below, but you can find it in the link above. @SharonGoforth

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Lcsmcat
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My July stats are pretty good, particularly considering the length of the tagged book. 😀 My favorites are on the left, but really only one (the Olsen) was a pan. #julystats

Crazeedi Well done! 5y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego An excellent month! 💕📚💕 5y
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Lcsmcat
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Sorry, @SharonGoforth - but the pace picks up at the end and I stayed up way too late and finished. 🤷🏻‍♀️ But I‘m going to hold off on my review until you finish, so no spoilers. 😀 #magicmountain

SharonGoforth It may take me awhile, so don‘t hold back on my account ☺️. Can‘t wait to hear your thoughts on it! 5y
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Lcsmcat
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@SharonGoforth I can‘t wait until you get to “Fullness of Harmony!” I have so many comments. 😀 (I don‘t know your musical background, but if you don‘t recognize the pieces he mentions and want to listen to them, let me know and I‘ll ID them for you.) #magicmountain

SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat Thanks! You‘re way ahead of me . I‘m only at the point where Naphta has been introduced. I love classical music, so hopefully I‘ll be able to follow along☺️🎶. 5y
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Lcsmcat
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Sometimes Mann comes out with something so good I have to read it out loud to whoever is in the room. #magicmountain @SharonGoforth

SharonGoforth I love Mann‘s writing. I‘m in chapter 6 now. So glad I have the all English translation, as the French dialogue between Hans Castorp and Frau Chauchat was incredible! 5y
Lcsmcat It was! She‘s quite the character. I got so much reading done at the beach last week that I‘m about halfway through Chapter 7. I‘ll try not to post spoilers, but I can‘t stop reading. I also found an interesting article in the New Yorker about the place that inspired the novel. https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/to-the-magic-mountain 5y
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SharonGoforth
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“...the genius of a silence so definite that it was less a negation than a refutation of speech.”

I love Mann‘s description of a cemetery. Beautiful.

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Lcsmcat His prose is so powerful that he made me feel cold when he described the snow storm - and I was on the beach. 5y
SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat His prose is amazing. So glad we‘re reading this! 5y
Lcsmcat Me too. I probably wouldn‘t have tried again on it if we weren‘t reading it together. 5y
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SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat ☺️📚 5y
Lcsmcat How goes it? I‘m eager to hear what you think about the last two chapters! (They‘re so long I feel like he should have called them “books,” but he didn‘t.) 5y
SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat I‘m afraid I‘m a bad buddy reader - I started 4 books this weekend and haven‘t finished MM yet. Plan is to get back to it today. 5y
Lcsmcat @SharonGoforth I do that all the time! I‘ve got three buddy reads going right now not counting MM, plus another book on my Kindle. Just tag me when you post so I don‘t miss it. 5y
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Lcsmcat
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Herr Settembrini is bad enough, but when Naphta starts pontificating (yes, I chose that word intentionally) I have to put the book down and stare at the ocean. #magicmountain @SharonGoforth

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SharonGoforth
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Woohoo! My all-English translation of The Magic Mountain is here! I also bought a commentary! Almost tempted to read the Woods translation from the beginning, but that would mean it might be the end of August before I would finish 😳. #magicmountain

Lcsmcat You can save the first part the Wood for the next time you read it. 😀 I look forward to hearing your opinions on the different translations. 5y
SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat Glanced through it briefly, and there doesn‘t seem to be too much difference, so that‘s probably what I‘ll do. At least I can read all the pages now! 5y
Lcsmcat Oh good! I‘ve only got 2 more days of vacation so I‘m trying to get as far as I can. Mann is easier if I can read large chunks at a time. 5y
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SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat Isn‘t that the truth!! My Woods (all English) translation should arrive today, so I‘ll be able to get back to this book!! 5y
Lcsmcat 🤞🏻 5y
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Lcsmcat
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“Elevated discourse was beyond him; but within his limits he could talk very acceptably about the manufacture of galoshes.” Every now and then there‘s a sentence so funny I have to read it out loud! #magicmountain @SharonGoforth

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No kidding! When page 323 isn‘t even half way! #magicmountain @SharonGoforth

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@Lcsmcat Linda, just a heads-up - I was looking ahead to see how long Chapter 5 is, and discovered that in the Lowe-Porter translation, there are pages of conversation between Hans and Frau Chauchat that are in French!! Just wanted to mention it in case you‘re like me and don‘t read French 😱😱. I did some checking, and the John Woods translation is in English. I found it on Kindle for $1.99. #magicmountain

Lcsmcat Thanks! I do read French, but it‘s good to be prepared. I just got through all the “science” of creation and organic vs inorganic matter. First, do you think Mann believed all that? And second, OMG, even with my limited scientific background I was appalled. 5y
Lcsmcat I picked up the eBook also, but because it‘s so windy here that I can‘t read a paper book outside on the deck. So I‘m going back and forth. 5y
SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat I felt like I sat through a 3 day A&P lecture!! I‘m wondering how much of it was driven by the knowledge available at the time he wrote it, or if it was his way of setting up a change in Hans‘ philosophical beliefs (because of Settembrini‘s influence)? I liked the “atom as a universe” description. 5y
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Lcsmcat Have you gotten this far yet? Because both my hard copy and the eBook had this section in French. I‘m curious whether you found a translation that put it in English. 5y
SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat I realized last night after I posted, that they are both the same translation, even though Kindle says it is the Woods translation. So I wound up ordering the paperback of the Everyman‘s Library edition, which is supposed to be Woods. Should arrive tomorrow. I‘m at page 295, so not quite to the French part yet. 5y
Lcsmcat 🤞🏻 that it‘s in English, although it‘s mostly cognates, so you‘ll be ok. 5y
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Lcsmcat
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I‘ve been pondering Frau Chauchat‘s name this whole time, so I finally looked it up. Coincidence, or symbolism? @SharonGoforth #magicmountain

SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat Interesting!!! I wouldn‘t be surprised if it did, but I honestly don‘t know. I would love to read some literary criticism of this book once we‘ve finished. Thanks for sharing this! 5y
Lcsmcat @SharonGoforth I know. I feel like I‘d get more out of it with some guidance. 5y
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Lcsmcat
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Given that the main theme of this chunkster seems to be the perception of time, I found this highly ironic. 😀 @SharonGoforth

SharonGoforth Now that‘s a good one!!!!!🤣😂 5y
SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat How far have you gotten in the book? I‘m at about 250 pages. Time is most definitely a major theme, and I love all of the different contexts Mann presents for us to think about it. I‘m really loving this book! 5y
Lcsmcat @SharonGoforth You‘re way ahead of me. I‘m around page 120. But I intend to spend most of this week reading, since I‘m on vacation! I‘m loving the prose. And doesn‘t it seem like every other page he‘s describing food? (edited) 5y
SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat Yes! All the different mealtimes (2nd breakfast, or were there 3?) - an insane amount of food! And it seems that a lot of socialization happens at the meals. 5y
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Lcsmcat
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I‘m packing for the beach, not the mountains, but do you think I‘ve got enough books? My Kindle is underneath, (with Merry Wives of Windsor on it) so that should keep me well supplied. #catherbuddyread #shakespearereadalong. @SharonGoforth - we need a hashtag for our leisurely buddy read of the tagged book!

Lcsmcat @SharonGoforth elegantly simple- I love it. 5y
SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat ☺️💕 5y
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Lcsmcat
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OK @SharonGoforth I‘m diving in. What translation are you reading?

SharonGoforth The same as yours! 5y
Cathythoughts Enjoy 📚! I read this so long ago I can‘t even remember it. But I‘ve always loved the title ♥️ 5y
Lcsmcat @Cathythoughts I tried to read this in the 90s when all those”best books of the 20th century” lists came out and couldn‘t do it. This time I‘m loving the prose. I don‘t know if I have a better translation this time @SharonGoforth , or if it‘s the fact that the kids who were little and needy back then have grown up and moved out. 😀 5y
SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat I‘m loving it, too!! It‘s just a slow read for me. But that‘s because I‘m savoring it! 5y
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I‘m waayy behind, but I‘m really loving this book! @Lcsmcat have you had a chance to read this? I‘m on page 127 (out of 700-yikes!), and am in chapter 4. I love Mann‘s discussions about time. #amreading

Lcsmcat I haven‘t. Maybe I‘ll take it to the beach next week so I can get a good chunk under my belt. 5y
SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat Have fun at the beach!! 🏖 5y
Lcsmcat @SharonGoforth Thanks. I really need this vacation! And I usually get a lot of reading done at the beach. 5y
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Something between a PICK and a SO-SO i think i will have to let this one settle a little. I really enjoyed the language and setting. Constructed as a clash of intellectual concepts at a pivotal time in european history, it did feel a little instringend at times. I'll definately be looking up some background info, for i'm sure i either(probably) didn't fully get it OR there really were some overshot efforts made that could have been edited better..

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I got #bookmail today, and I‘m ready for our July buddyread @SharonGoforth ! Balthazar isn‘t sure what to make of it. #littenkitten #catsoflitsy

SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat Yay!! I say Balthazar approves!!😻. Can‘t wait to get started-come on July! 5y
SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat It‘s almost July! How would you prefer to do the buddy read? Would you like to break it up into chapters per week, or just post about it throughout the month? 5y
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Today‘s finds at the used bookstore. Most of these were on the clearance shelf. 📚📚 #usedbooks #nosuchthingastoomanybooks

Lcsmcat I tried Magic Mountain a couple decades ago and couldn‘t get into it. Have you read it yet? I feel like I should give it another chance and maybe a buddy read is the way to doit. 5y
SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat No, I haven‘t read it yet. I‘m willing to try it as a buddy read this summer if you‘d like. 5y
Lcsmcat Sure. Discussing it with someone would be the nudge I need to try it again. 😀 5y
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SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat Ok! Would July work for you? 5y
Lcsmcat July works well! I‘m looking forward to it. 5y
SharonGoforth @Lcsmcat Perfect!! I‘m looking forward to it, too! ☺️📚 5y
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tracyrowanreads
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I completely forgot in the night ordered this. Happy almost birthday to me.

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LiterRohde
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“The tree in the dining-room burned, crackled, and dispensed its fragrance, waking the minds and hearts of the guests to a realization of the day.”

#QuotsyDec18 | 8: #Share

📷: Made with Typorama

LoverofLit This quote is beautifully made! 5y
LiterRohde @LoverofLit Thanks. I enjoy designing them. 5y
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MaxwellDemon
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This book is still one of my favorites after 17 years since first reading. I recommend this especially to young readers because it is likely the first time one will encounter a lot of the ideas and concepts discussed at length. This was an extremely formative book for me as a high school student and I still carry a fondness for it all these years later and upon re-reads.

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Sarah83
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So finally I finished this chunkster. As you see on the left it took really a lot of time to finish it. I liked the idea of magic mountain, it's setting and the relationships between the different kinds of characters but I couldn't deal with the discussions. I know, this is one of the main parts of the book, but I seem to be to dump to understand and appreciate them. 🤔 So it was the 6th book for my #litsyclassics. Hope the next one is easier. 🙈

Lcsmcat I bailed on this one a few decades ago, and I read a lot of classics and older books. I may try again, but it just may not be for me. 6y
cathysaid The fact that you are even attempting the #litsyclassics challenge proves you are NOT dumb. 😡😘 6y
Sarah83 @Lcsmcat I really do understand this. 👍 6y
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Sarah83 @cathysaid thank you. 😘 It just make me nuts, when I can't understand, what an author tries to tell me. 🙈 6y
Reviewsbylola Beautiful book. 😍 Sounds like a slog though. 6y
Sarah83 @Reviewsbylola it is a beautiful edition, but it was a tough read. 😫 6y
Buechersuechtling No, no, no‼️ I didn‘t read the book and probably never will but I believe that when you don‘t understand complicated discussions and issues not _you_ and your wits are the problem but the one who lectures because (s)he obviously explains things badly. 6y
Moony Huhu, ist das Goodreads welched solchr Statistiken erstellt? Leider ist der Zauberberg so ein Roman fuer den man viel Zeit und Motivation braucht. Habe es leider nicht in der Schule gelesen. 6y
Sarah83 @Moony Jupp ist Goodreads. Ich hab in der Schule auch nicht Thomas Mann gelesen. Ich hab neben der Schule irgendwann die Buddenbrooks gelesen und fand den Roman echt toll. 💖 Der Zauberberg nun ja.. 6y
Moony Nicht mal die Buddenbrooks. Dafür "Der Graf von Monte Christo" 6y
Sarah83 @Moony wie gesagt, ich hab Thomas Mann auch nicht in der Schule gehabt. 😉 Wir hatten Theodor Fontane. 6y
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Magic Mountain | Thomas Mann
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The last fifty pages 💪 @IamIamIam and my favourite Mickey mug. 😍

IamIamIam I really like that one!!!! 😚😚😚 6y
Sarah83 @IamIamIam it's even the first one I bought in a Disney store. 🤗 I bought it while I was in Edinburgh. 😍 6y
IamIamIam Next time I'm at a Disney park, I'll have to find you a Mickey mug!!!! 😆 6y
Sarah83 @IamIamIam 😂😍👍 6y
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Sarah83
Magic Mountain | Thomas Mann
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As I told you, here is one of my mugs @IamIamIam . 😉

Some sweets and hoping I get some #fridayreads done. 😕

#litsyclassics

IamIamIam Oooh, I like that one!!! 😍😍😍 6y
Sarah83 @IamIamIam thank you. 😍 Even it isn't my favourite one. 😉 6y
IamIamIam @Sarah83 HAHAHA, is the other Mickey one your favorite? 6y
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Sarah83 @IamIamIam no. You haven't seen my favourite one yet. 😉 6y
IamIamIam @Sarah83 Ooooh, now the game is afoot!!! 😆😆😆 6y
Sarah83 @IamIamIam don't talk sherlockish to me. 😉 I need to finish my chunkster. 🙈 6y
IamIamIam @Sarah83 LOL, besides knowing Watson's name and his address, there is where my Sherlock knowledge ends. Don't worry!!! 🤓 6y
Sarah83 @IamIamIam maybe you should read a bit more about the two. 😉 I really love them. Not that anyone doesn't know this. 🙈 6y
IamIamIam You're right, I should. @theresidentromantic is a rally big Sherlock fan too... or did I make that up? 6y
Sarah83 @IamIamIam there are several others here. 😉 Many participate this swap #conandoyleswap. 😉 Even if he wrote other books, he is mostly famous for his Sherlock books. 🤗 6y
theresidentromantic @IamIamIam I am a huge Sherlock fan! Waited 3 hours (Joe almost lost his mind) to get into the replica house in London 😍 6y
Sarah83 @theresidentromantic is it worth? I read that it is only expensive and nothing more 6y
theresidentromantic @Sarah83 Yes and no. The second floor is incredible. It's very tiny and very detailed. But you don't get a lot of time to see it and if you get mixed in with disrespectful tourists like I did, you end up almost committing a murder to be solved. But the third floor wax museum is rediculous and not in the best way. The place could honestly have been on fire and I probably still would've loved it. It's very cheesy though. 6y
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