Litsy

I just don‘t know what to think. I‘ll be hate reading this, thinking I‘m so bored and then the next thing you know, I‘ve read 50 pages because I‘m interested. If this wasn‘t for Bookclub, there is no way I‘d be this far along. This is my first Colm Toibin and I just don‘t know how I really feel.

BarkingMadRead I just finished Brooklyn by him, and I felt the same way. I finished and was just like “huh” 🤣 5d

bio_chem06 @BarkingMadRead when I purchased the book, it was a signed copy and everyone in the store was losing their minds because he had just done a talk there. So I was expecting so much more from the way they were talking about him and his books. I still might try Brooklyn, but I won‘t push myself to finish if I‘m not enjoying it. 4d

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ChaoticMissAdventures

Magician | Colm Toibin

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A bit meta. This is a novel about a real person (Nobel prize winner Thomas Mann) who writes novels based off real people of his time.
These fictions always fascinate me and send me down Google rabbit holes. How much is true? I wonder if the real.human would have been mad about the book.
Overall the book is a bit slow, but covers a large time period, Mann's life before WWI through the Cold war. Lots of family and gov.politics. I liked it.

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Cuilin

The Magician | Colm Toibin

An imagined portrayal on the life of Thomas Mann whom I had heard of but never read. And now not sure I want to, hmm 🤔

MicheleinPhilly Wherever you are, it is gorgeous! 3y

Graywacke Fun review. I had imagined Mann weirdly likable and repressed. … and gorgeous picture! 3y

Cuilin @Graywacke Thanks, now that I‘ve finished the novel I think I will read Mann one day. Toibin‘s version does make him likable but Goodreads‘s reviews would put anyone off. 3y

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Cuilin @MicheleinPhilly Thanks. It‘s Rhodes and that is the Aegean Sea. Unfortunately I‘m no longer there. 3y

Graywacke @Cuilin I‘m sorry you had to leave. 😕 (i‘ve on read Magic Mountain…and only took in a little. I need to read a lot more Mann.) 3y

DivineDiana My husband recently read Magic Mountain. It had been among his books for many, many years. He was so enthralled with the brilliance of Mann, that he started

Joseph and His Brothers: The Stories of Jacob, Young Joseph, Joseph in Egypt, Joseph the Provider

DivineDiana I on the other hand will read The Magician first! 3y

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Cuilin

The Magician | Colm Toibin

It‘s been awhile posting on Litsy but finally on vacation and reading. ❤️

Bookwomble Welcome back 👋☺️ 3y

Bookwormjillk Good to see you! Enjoy! 3y

Librarybelle Welcome back! 3y

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BarbaraBB Good to have you back! 3y

Ruthiella Welcome back! 😊 3y

Cuilin @bookwoomble @Bookwormjillk @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB @Ruthiella thank you 😊 3y

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DivineDiana

Joseph and His Brothers: The Stories of Jacob, Young Joseph, Joseph in Egypt, Joseph the Provider | Thomas Mann

Father‘s Day gift! Husband just finished Mann‘s The Magic Mountain, and said he wanted to read this one. I take any opportunity to buy a book! 😂 #bookmail

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Penny_LiteraryHoarders

The Magician | Colm Toibin

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What a remarkable piece of art. Gorgeous book. Seriously what a beautiful literary accomplishment. Loved it and it‘s so deserving of all the awards!

BookwormM Loved this I really need to read more Mann 3y

Penny_LiteraryHoarders @BookwormM yes! Me too!! 3y

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sisilia

Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family | Thomas Mann

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4⭐️ Reading this novel feels like watching Taiwanese family drama series 🤪 I love how Mann jumps from one incident to another, making me alert with much anticipation. Short chapters with total of 11 parts, this chunkster doesn‘t feel like a chunkster at all. It‘s super readable and I enjoyed it so much.

EvieBee Kudos on your accomplishment! Also, beautiful pic. 3y

Leftcoastzen I need to get to this one,I started once but got sidetracked. 3y

Cinfhen Love the photo 3y

BarbaraBB I enjoyed this one too. 3y

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JackieGreco

The Magician | Colm Toibin

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I thought this story about the writer Thomas Mann was interesting but slightly dry. It was set during the first and second world wars in Germany but focused primarily on Mann. It was a good read but not incredible. 4/5

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sisilia

Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family | Thomas Mann