Death in Venice (Thomas Mann)

Good, of course. Quite good. However, I originally know this story through the Benjamin Britten opera (which I happen to think is amazing), so I was unable to encounter the genius of this work through impartial eyes. Instead, I was always waiting to read the part I knew would come next, to see how similar to eachother the novella and the opera actually are. Pretty similar. But, as is the case with most of these adaptations, the novella is more compact, and accomplishes quite a bit in a short time. What more can I say about this book? It's great, it's a classic, and well worth the two days it'll probably take to read it.