The Black Swan (Edition 1) (Paperback)

from gaialover

I didn't hate it, but I also didn't love it. It really didn't leave much of an impression on me beyond being a bit surprised at how well Mann understands the complex relationship between women and their periods. I also was a bit saddened for the Frau.

from V.V.Harding

So short that it seems more of a long story, I read it in a couple of days which might be the best approach to it, given its structure. Although it's a very late work, it's set in the 1920s, which might be a reason for the fairy-tale quality of both the story and the telling. Perhaps therefore th...

from whitewavedarling

I'm glad I'd read other Thomas Mann works before I came to this one, or it might have been my last---in all honesty, I found the characters unsympathetic and the writing far over the top, nearly ridiculous at times. Even in the end, I couldn't see that the characters were portrayed any more thoug...