Elective Affinities - Goethe is still not for me...

[@LordIXUltra]

I have read this book. But I would recommend to read Faust instead. It's a drama and not a novel, but it's worth it

[@LordIXUltra]

Two tragedies in one drama

[@battybibliophile-Clare]

I read German, with the occasional help of a dictionary especially for older books like this. Goethe isn't a great favourite for me either.

[@felixarquer7732]

Which authors in German are?

[@battybibliophile-Clare]

@@felixarquer7732 for me Thomas Mann.

[@felixarquer7732]

@@battybibliophile-Clare Thanks, favorite book? (Last question.)

[@battybibliophile-Clare]

@@felixarquer7732 Magic Mountain or Buddenbrooks, whichever I have reread most recently. Joseph and his Brothers is a great book too, but it's a huge book, so takes commitment time-wise. Ask away, it's not a problem.

[@felixarquer7732]

@@battybibliophile-Clare Interesting. I also read German, but with difficulty, so my goal is reaching higher reading fluency. Any suggestions for (comparatively) easier authors?

[@ChristopherJamesPhoenix-ci1bl]

Goethes fixation with adolescents prepubescents doesn't sit well with me as an older man with 4 daughters. I faintly remember one of his works depicting what strongly looked like a glamorization of encouraging a blatant disregard for the consent of a 13 year old girl and the man in question was in his early thirties I think. I don't respect Goethe.