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What is your opinion on this book?

>> No.9839858

>>9839799
I liked it but I found Demian to be much more impactful.

I'm only 18 and just graduated high school so that might have something to do with my opinion.

>> No.9839884

What about its approach to spirituality? I always felt that the one-upmanship game of transcendence that Siddharta played with all the other characters felt somewhat off, maybe I'm just not one for Buddhism and its reincarnation wheel.

>> No.9839907

>>9839799
The whole listening to the river thing was kind of perplexing to me if he didn't mean that the inherent beauty in a river was enough to be happy with (discounting bodily essentials).

I felt like it displayed the life of an ascetic really well in that they are so self secluded and not really active in the world, up a pretentious but mostly meaningless nothingness.

A great 'find your own meaning' book.

>> No.9840002

My least favourite Hesse work.

>> No.9841381

It's a flick of a book.

>> No.9841422

New age self-help bullshit

>> No.9841465

>>9840002
>>9841381
>>9841422
contrarian dorks

>> No.9841533

>>9841465
I'm sorry it's my least favourite Hesse book, I'll try harder to appeal to your tastes next time.

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>>9839858
>Demian
>impactful