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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Recommended to me in an art tutorial during my recovery from a collapsed lung... definitely makes you fetishize being ill so not one to read if you're coming down with something. The translation I read was brilliant, the humour was really subtle and reminded me of PG Wodehouse, where...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “The is perhaps the most boring book I've ever read. It gets lots of competition for that honor from Anna Karenina and anything by Jane Austen. Thomas Mann was obviously a frighteningly well-informed and intelligent man, not to mention a dedicated writer. His story, however, lacked any...any...any...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“My favorite book. I've read this three times and each attempt is a long process and achievement.”
Ken H wrote this review Wednesday, November 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“The is perhaps the most boring book I've ever read. It gets lots of competition for that honor from Anna Karenina and anything by Jane Austen. Thomas Mann was obviously a frighteningly well-informed and intelligent man, not to mention a dedicated writer. His story, however, lacked any...any...any story.”
phil m wrote this review Friday, October 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“l've just read first page...sorry”
Kyoungmin L wrote this review Saturday, October 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Slow going but a worthy classic that's strangely relevant in a world filled with wars. Woods translation is the one to use.”
Gordon H wrote this review Wednesday, September 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“One of the best books ever written in history. It has the complexity of Dostoievski and the depth of what greeks would call self conscious. The love story between Clavdia and Hans is unique in universal literature, as is the famous love declaration said by Hans to Clavdia. But the important aspect of the book is the inner quest of the main character to search and find himself, climbing to the top and becoming as Mann himself says "an initiated person". Read it and you will find that no other book has ever been as substantial and as complete as this one.”
Dawn_In_Malaysia wrote this review Sunday, August 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This novel establishes the nobel prize's reputation.”
Cynthia T wrote this review Tuesday, August 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The last chapter of the book was wrote in my taste. ”
Lucian-Mihai wrote this review Saturday, August 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Reading this is almost as good as taking the cure yourself. It transports you to the world of the Swiss Sanitorium among the Alps where time seems to stand still and life is leisurely and self contained. I don't remember the plot or the characters but I do remember what a satisfying read it was.”
Selina C wrote this review Saturday, August 1 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Yes, I did think it would never end. But it did, and I did enjoy it. But once is enough. Try it -- and remember that persistence goes a looooong way.”
wassie wrote this review Thursday, June 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
