A review by heartsneedle
Death in Venice and Other Tales by Thomas Mann

4.0

4.5/5
Beauty, Obsession

“The light waned, the death motif sank down with a strange, suddenly overcast timbre, and hasty and impatient yearning fluttered its white veil toward the beloved, who came through the darkness, approaching desire with outspread arms.”

Pros:
-- endings subverted expectations

Cons:
-- some stories did nothing more than provide a twist