What am I in for?

>tedious

Guaranteed you heard that from a plotpleb.

>Prepare for maximum comfort

This.

Read the John Woods translation. It's a major and needed update.

One of the greatest books I've ever read, I think one of the greatest books of all time.

a.k.a. the spawn of Satan.

A novel about time that will take a lot of time to read, and (sort of) makes a point about it.

Also the ending of the decadent early 20th century bourgeoisie.

You might pick up an interest for Schubert.

I dropped it, the guy is way too focused on showing off his philosophical power level instead of writing a novel.

Get ready for an extremely comfy first half and heartwrenching second half

a bit off-topic, but does anyone ever have to 'force' themselves to get into a good book? i read "if on a winter's night..." and was charmed by the first sentence. trying now to read "the magic mountain" and it's enjoyable, but not as instantly captivating.

It won't be -- it's a journey and I sat on the fence until 2/3 of the way. The Snow chapter blew me away -- it was only at that point that it finally clicked. And the ending sealed it for me.

>tedious
>Guaranteed you heard that from a plotpleb.
This
>Shallow
Literally never heard this criticism

I have a copy of Buddenbrooks from my recently passed great aunt but since it is from 1931 it is in Fraktur and I it is very tedious to read.
I would feel stupid going out buying a new copy simply to make it easier on myself to read a 700+ page book but then again I might not finish it if it doesn't feel right early on and then becomes infuriating to read Fraktur.