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libbyleigh1003 's review for:
The Magic Mountain
by Thomas Mann
I feel like no review I write will be able to do Thomas Mann and this great novel justice, so I’ll try to keep this brief and really only reflect on my own reading experience. Finishing this novel has to be one of my most rewarding experiences because reading this novel was one of the most frustrating experiences. Some days I could only read (or keep re-reading) ten pages in order to try and fully understand the dense language/conversations taking place between characters. Other days I could read whole chapters with ease as the life of Hans Castrop moved along at the sanatorium. I think it’s because I faced so many intellectual challenges as I went through this novel that I appreciated it so much. It presented me with a lot of new ideas to consider, particularly about the nature of time, illness, religion, and war. Mann address all these themes, and more, as they relate to one another and as they function independently in our society.
This absolutely is a book I see myself coming back to in a few years. I think it’s a novel that will bring about new ideas after each read. Preferably I would read this with a friend next time though so that I have someone to think and talk things through as I go along. I am already looking forward to my next visit to the Magic Mountain.
This absolutely is a book I see myself coming back to in a few years. I think it’s a novel that will bring about new ideas after each read. Preferably I would read this with a friend next time though so that I have someone to think and talk things through as I go along. I am already looking forward to my next visit to the Magic Mountain.