tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post1154897550688107125..comments2024-03-22T23:54:34.302-04:00Comments on Ashes From Burnt Roses: Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family by Thomas MannMannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-70925288750049880892016-08-06T00:03:55.901-04:002016-08-06T00:03:55.901-04:00He does. You might want to read this novel. Than...He does. You might want to read this novel. Thanks for your thoughts Galicius. Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-35369707929323093482016-07-30T09:10:57.081-04:002016-07-30T09:10:57.081-04:00When I was reading “The Magic Mountain”, the first...When I was reading “The Magic Mountain”, the first time, at Hunter, long ago, we saw a German film “The Buddenbrooks”. It probably was the 1959 one. It didn’t relate to “The Magic Mountain” and I never got to “Buddenbrooks” but read the Magic Mountain a second time later to better understand it. “Joseph and His Brothers” is my next Mann candidate, if I ever get to it. Mann requires lots of time.Galiciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05392057914761757620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-60488367482242718582016-07-22T13:27:52.884-04:002016-07-22T13:27:52.884-04:00I am really enjoying it Jan. What makes it more m...I am really enjoying it Jan. What makes it more manageable is that the chapters average about four or five pages long. So you can read in snippets. Mannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396201693030286919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2833359394611156317.post-61248054823012808412016-07-22T11:36:11.244-04:002016-07-22T11:36:11.244-04:00I may give this a go when I'm done reading eve...I may give this a go when I'm done reading everything else I've got stacked up. 700+ pages though....Jannoreply@blogger.com