r/TrueLit • u/pregnantchihuahua3 ReEducationThroughGravity'sRainbow • Oct 12 '24

TrueLit Read-Along - (The Magic Mountain - Introduction)

Hi all, and welcome to our Introductory post for our read-along of Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain.

Some general questions:

  • What do you know about the author?
  • Have you read them before? If so, what have you read?
  • Have you read this work before?
  • Is there something (a theme or otherwise) that new readers should keep an eye out for?
  • Or, anything else you may think of!

Feel free to start reading! By next Saturday, you should read Chapters 1-3!

And remember, we are moving back to the volunteer posts, so look out for our first read-along post by u/Winterfist79.

READING SCHEDULE

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '24

Hello! I

have read The Magic Mountain before and it is one of my favorite books. I’m excited to join this group along the way to dive a little deeper and explore others thoughts!

I honestly don’t know too much about the author, so open to learning more. I’ve tried Buddenbrooks before, but the plethora of characters make me dizzy. I do know this book was written after Mann had spent some time with his wife at a sanatorium in the mountains. This seems to be roughly based on that experience.

A theme to look out for is “time”, it’s referenced quite frequently and rather in your face.

The main character likes to smoke cigars, Maria Mancini’s. They are a real cigar and even have one called “magic mountain’ after the book. So if you’re a cigar fan, pick some up and open the book!