re doorstoppers

[Bekah]

Yes,  The Magic Mountain is an incredible book!   Buddenbrooks is  
also good but not in the same league, imo.

Bekah

On Nov 16, 2008, at 12:43 PM, Robin Landseadel wrote:

> Started that one. Didn't finish. Did read "Last Temptation of Christ"
> more than once and cannot recommend it highly enough.
>
> Another doorstopper: "Joseph & his Brothers" by Thomas Mann. Got
> halfway through that one.  "The Magic Mountain" certainly qualifies
> and is well worth the trip.
>
> On Nov 16, 2008, at 12:18 PM, Ian Livingston wrote:
>
>> How 'bout The Odyssey: A Modern Sequel, by Nikos Kazantzakis?
>> Brilliant, but it's a small group of individuals who've actually  
>> read it.
>> I've not yet met another.
>> -i