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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
Too long, I have other things to do instead of sticking to it
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
slow-paced
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Enjoyed what I did read but it started to feel like a chore. I’ll definitely pick it up again though.
challenging
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I started The Magic Mountain after seeing it on William Gass' list of books that most influenced him. It's long -- so long that I figured I would abandon it sooner or later. But about 30% in I must have settled into the same concept of time that Hans Castorp embraced high up on that mountain, and many weeks later here we are.
Some stretches were utterly unfollowable, especially the verbal dueling between Settembrini and Naphta. Some stretches were very moving. Some were surreal. Some were mystical. It all added up to a memorable experience that will take me quite some time to process.
William Gass: "The Magic Mountain is a work I have read more often than any other novel, and one I studied carefully when young, and began to see as a complex textual world."
Some stretches were utterly unfollowable, especially the verbal dueling between Settembrini and Naphta. Some stretches were very moving. Some were surreal. Some were mystical. It all added up to a memorable experience that will take me quite some time to process.
William Gass: "The Magic Mountain is a work I have read more often than any other novel, and one I studied carefully when young, and began to see as a complex textual world."