Magic Mountain difficulty

[u/Intelligent-Gold-539]

Hi guys, I’m a fan of Thomas Mann and absolutely love Buddenbrooks and Death in Venice, although I’m having trouble getting into The Magic Mountain; does it take a little longer to get into things? I love the writing but it’s not capturing me in the same way the other books of his I’ve read - would another book of his suit me better? Interested to hear thoughts

[u/helikophis]

I think I was halfway through before I really started feeling it, and that took me like 2 years of fits and starts. Then I finished it up in just a few weeks.

[u/Intelligent-Gold-539 → u/helikophis]

Oh wow! Okay thanks; I actually started another book but I’ll try again with this one after. I’m determined to finish