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>Hesse's Steppenwolf really changed my worldview

>> No.11294545

I used to say the same about Demian now I can't stand reading Hesse

>> No.11294592

>mfw Demian and Steppenwolf actually changed my worldview

I read Hesse when I was 19 though

>> No.11294649

>>11294545
>>11294592
based Demian readers. Actually, I consider Demian the worst oh his work, but it's still better than the average book.

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>>11294541
>tfw Steppenwolf arrives in the mail today
ruined my day, OP

>> No.11294671

>>11294649
What hurt you anon ? It’s a pity hearing you say such a thing

>> No.11294691

>>11294545
It's just juvenile literature, equiparable to YA fiction of our time.

>> No.11294753

>>11294663
It's fun to read. Go for it.

>> No.11294768

>>11294592
>I read Hesse when I was 19 though
way too late

>> No.11294778

>>11294663
They don't know what they are talking about, and neither me. Hesse wrote Steppenwolf when he was like 50. Also during his last years of living, he stated that even until that day, young and old people would send him letters about how much they feel related to the book, etc. However, nobody who approached him fully understood his book.

>>11294671
Nothing hurt me. I just recognize that the message Demian conveys isn't subtle at all.

>> No.11294799

>>11294691
Your post makes me cringe.

>> No.11294832

>>11294799
He's right though

>> No.11294876

>>11294778
>nobody understood his book

DUDE JUST BECOME A DEGENERATE LMAO

>> No.11294887

>>11294876
dumb /pol/tard

>> No.11295718

Going out and experiencing different things is some solid advice if anything

>> No.11295764

>>11294545
Hesse is the German Murakami and all his books are just trite hamfisted philosophy lessons. He should only be read in your teenage years.

>> No.11295778

>>11294545
I read Demian a couple years ago and it was definitely too late for me. Pushed Steppenwolf down my backlog a fair bit.

>> No.11295790

>>11295764
>He should only be read in your teenage years.

You got Hesse's ideas wrong. One of the main topics Heese tells in his stories is about the never-ending growth of the human mind. You'll never reach a point of your life where you know everything, and Hesse makes sure to remind all of his readers about this.

Last month my grandfather borrowed my copy of Narcissus and Goldmund. Know he keeps telling me how amazed he is for the way Hesse depict nature and human experiences. So, everyone is able to learn from his books, the age doesn't matter.

>> No.11296543

>>11294753
>>11294778
thanks for having my back, Anons

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> the scene where Hesse's self-insert gets to go back and undo all his spaghetti mistakes with girls in his life, actually form meaningful relationships with all his waifus, and emerge from each of them as an improved and more complete person

>> No.11297461

>>11294541
stop forcing this meme

>> No.11297611

>>11296656
Oversimplified but it's still accurate.

>> No.11298267

>>11294691
I don't read books to be honest, but just from the tone of your post and wikipedia summaries of the work, I'm guessing you're reading this particular book wrong and not extracting deeper meaning. Probably because you're a pseud.

>> No.11298317

>>11298267
These pseuds don't even bother to read the wikipedia. They just follow the meme lmao