a few people asked what i thought of the magic mountain.

i didn’t like it. none of characters resonated with me, the plot felt stagnant, and there was too much description for my taste—to the point that after slogging through the first 500 pages i started skimming pages at a time to get to the next bit of dialogue or action.

why did i stick with it? it came heavily recommended by a few people whose literary taste is usually in line with my own. i’m glad i finished it but man, am i ever relieved to be on to some new material.