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When I first started considering rereading Magic Mountain, before even thinking about buying a hardcover edition, I was concerned that the novel would no longer have that magic for me after four or five readings - a novel about young, stuffy, upper-class Europeans.
Beyond the pleasure of getting a beautiful edition of the book, I have been happy to see how Monk's face brightens when he meets the old characters. When Settembrini is introduced, or when Castorp first hears the restaurant door being slammed, it is like meeting old friends after too long an absence.
And no place has ever felt more like home.
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When I first started considering rereading Magic Mountain, before even thinking about buying a hardcover edition, I was concerned that the novel would no longer have that magic for me after four or five readings - a novel about young, stuffy, upper-class Europeans.
Beyond the pleasure of getting a beautiful edition of the book, I have been happy to see how Monk's face brightens when he meets the old characters. When Settembrini is introduced, or when Castorp first hears the restaurant door being slammed, it is like meeting old friends after too long an absence.
And no place has ever felt more like home.
