tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post9153355155007079883..comments2024-03-12T22:31:46.500-04:00Comments on What Would Phoebe Do?: On wanting an "I finished The Magic Mountain" bumper stickerPhoebe Maltz Bovyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-12300839811758514392013-12-10T12:36:06.025-05:002013-12-10T12:36:06.025-05:00"I got sick part way through the book and had...<i>"I got sick part way through the book and had a fairly high fever during the last half."</i><br /><br />Older copies of the book were infected with consumption germs by the publisher to give readers a more "full experience". It seems as if you may have gotten one of those copies.<br /><br />(The FDA put a stop to this a few years back.)Peteynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-17394009278962950462013-12-09T12:50:08.530-05:002013-12-09T12:50:08.530-05:00I got sick part way through the book and had a fai...I got sick part way through the book and had a fairly high fever during the last half. It all seems like a strange dream now. CWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12017769120170921143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-11853546443438384372013-12-09T10:30:01.866-05:002013-12-09T10:30:01.866-05:00FWIW, while I didn't get a bumper sticker or m...FWIW, while I didn't get a bumper sticker or medal for finishing the book, I did have volunteers handing me sports drinks every 50 pages or so during the second half of the book...Peteynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-7949079838567838302013-12-09T07:55:47.105-05:002013-12-09T07:55:47.105-05:00Recommendations for Customers who just read The Ma...Recommendations for Customers who just read <i>The Magic Mountain</i>:<br /><br />- The excellent recent movie version of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008Y7BYT2/" rel="nofollow">A Dangerous Method</a>.<br /><br />- <i>2666</i><br /><br />(Personally, when I first read the <i>The Magic Mountain</i>, I immediately re-read it, but that may not be to all tastes.)Peteynoreply@blogger.com