Bas Van Der Veen 2010-02-13

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In a bold mood I asked my German teacher back in highschool if she would lend me Der Zauberberg to me. After struggling through maybe 40-50 pages I turned as a teenager to more quicker rewards, like new music groups, Saturday nights out on the town and sleeping until the afternoon. But the book somehow struck a nerve and I never forgot it.

So after having read Tolstoy War and Peace it is time for me to have another go at this book. My German has improved much over the years and I really enjoy the richness and typical German way of writing. Somehow I thought Der Zauberberg would be a heavyhanded, almost depressing book. But it is actually quite the opposite. Like a neighbour you 've known all your life suddenly surprises you with a complete new way of looking at things.

I like it :-)