Death in Venice

Kathy Miller
Apr 12
1 min read

Thomas Mann, 1911

DNF

I don't know what it is about Mann, but I straight up do not understand him. If I could guess, it is because there's too many words. Word salad. My brain just can't.

I quite liked The Buddenbrooks but The Magic Mountain defeated me. So Mann wins 2 out of 3.

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