A review by eviebryant
Death in Venice by Thomas Mann

dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This was violent, truly. The way that tadzio is not only based on a real boy, but also the way mann describes the fourteen year old boy within the book as nothing more than a statue of absolute perfection really makes your spine tingle. Aschenbachs devotion to watching tadzio on his trip to venice is truly disturbing.
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