My book beginning today is connected to the comparing covers post from a few days ago. I am reading "The Magic Mountain" by Thomas Mann. The beginning of the book goes medias in res, but is still rather uneventful.
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An ordinary young man was on his way from his hometown of Hamburg to Davos-Platz in the canton of Graubünden. It was the height of summer, and he planned to stay for three weeks.
It is a long trip, however, from Hamburg to those elevations – too long, really, for so short a visit.
Don’t those few sentences already give us a premonition that the stay of the young man will not be over after a mere three weeks?
Either it won’t be over after three weeks, or a lot of things will happen before he gets there. Not very thrilling, but bearing hints of events to come
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Yes, I’m guessing that the journey to his destination will be filled with unexpected events…
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Lots can happen on a long journey! Hope you enjoy.
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As it happens, nothing exciting whatsoever happens on his journey to Davos. However, after the three weeks are almost up something happens that prolongs his stay for an indefinite time….
Hmmm, that beginning wouldn’t really grab me right away, but the title “The Magic Mountain” does intrigue me.
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