A novel of three parts set in Austria, and the first two parts were heaven for me - Habsburg Austria (and just after) and full of cafes, cakes and regimental order. The third part went more in the direction of a different mitteleueopean tradition, full of Freud, psychoanalysis and Magic Mountain alpine retreats. It's a sign of my lack of intellect, but I don't really get all these inward-looking examinations and didn't enjoy it so much. Finished this just before taking the cubs away to camp, which was as fun and exhausting as ever, particularly as the temperature has been in the 30s. We had six adults with us though, so it was a breeze in comparison to previous years. Now need to start planning for next year. . .
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