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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
if it werent for the last 30 pages it would be perfect.
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"The more single-mindedly the world concentrated on war and heroism, in honor and other old ideals, the more remote and improbable any whisper of genuine humanity sounded."
A MASTERPIECE.
This book turned my mind's eye upon itself, and with an authoritative yet tender compulsion, urged me to look inward; to peel back the layers that have hardened into calluses from years of thoughtless conformity.
With perfectly calculated force, Demian knocks on the weak points that hold up convention and sends antiquated yet then-socially-accepted manners of collective thought tumbling down in a heap.
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I've read this book a handful of times since I was a teenager, and, after some of my most difficult years, I have come back to it for reasons beyond myself. There is no doubt in my mind that I'll continue to come back to this work for reasons that extend beyond mere nostalgia and memories, the lyricism and beauty, mystery and mysticism that are contained in this work. The writing is not hard to follow. The plot is very much centered on the central character's growth as he becomes his own person, touching on religion, taboos, and the fear of independence. This is a work that, through different readings and information, the reader can find new meaning and questions in concerns to the text, World War I, and the life of Hermann Hesse. If there was ever book that I wanted to recommend, it would be this one. Take it, read it, hate it, come back to it and try again - I promise this book has something to offer to every human being in their everlasting journey of self-discovery.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, War
Minor: Murder
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Now I have always liked Hesses poems, but his literature is truly a work of art. I would definitely reccomend, this beautiful book, especially to adolescents. It can teach us how to embrace our ,,shadow side” as Carl Jung quoted. While, this piece can serve in the psychology section, it truely is about a boy developing a beautiful bond, friendship with another one, and the death of demian, as well as the outbreak of world war 1 truly caught me by surprise:(. It is such a beautiful book, and Hesse really has a way of drawing the reader in. It could be seen as a work influenced and strongly inspired by Nietzsches.
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes