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>Post books that offer unyielding enjoyment.
>pic related. I have read this book 10 times over the course of maybe 8 years and I always leave with a new outlook on life.
Hesse's language and honesty really inspires me. I hope to write something just as honest and powerful as this.

>> No.2485104

What's it about?

>> No.2485110

>>2485104

some hippy.

>> No.2485111

>>2485104
A young son of a brahman on a spiritual journey in the Buddha's time.

I always listen to the audiobook on bus journeys, one of my traditions.

>> No.2485113

>>2485104
In a nutshell. A man's journey to find truth in the world.

>> No.2485132

imo, over rated book imo, steppenwolf and demian are far superior imo. tbh.

>> No.2485137

>>2485132
I really liked Narcissus and Goldmund too.

>> No.2485160

A white boy version of Buddha, no better than an alternative retelling of the bible, such as ones where Jesus has a brother named Christ.

>> No.2485212

Wish I could travel back in time and assassinate Hesse in hopes of preventing the whole Hippie dippie, New age, Eastern philosophy, cure-it-with-herbs subculture from ever coming into existence.

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2485221

Adults have entered the room

>> No.2485236

>>2485212
You'd also need to kill Jung, Kerouac, and Terence McKenna.

>> No.2486115

Perhaps, I could recommend some hard terror novels?

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2487434

OP here. Wether you like the novel or not is irrelevant.
>Post books that offer unyielding enjoyment.

>> No.2487491

>>2486115
do it

>> No.2487498

>>2485212
scientism detected