6.42k reviews for:

Siddhartha

Hermann Hesse

3.83 AVERAGE

ballbing's review against another edition

5.0

reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

dylan's review against another edition

4.0

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An old favorite, such a peaceful read.

ktbchn's review against another edition

5.0

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ESSENTIAL. I prescribe this book to everyone with means to go and obtain it.

athziryryry's review against another edition

4.0

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wow just wowowow someone PLEASE hook me up with more hesse

Rec: orlando

magn0lia's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

kksamps2's review against another edition

5.0

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yes yes yes wander wander wander light light light

nexhik's review against another edition

4.25

inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

yarrowelana's review against another edition

5.0

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one of my favorite books ever read.

blampe's review against another edition

5.0

challenging hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sittinginthewoods's review against another edition

3.0

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First, this story does not involve the Buddha. At all. It’s peddled as a unique take on The Buddha’s life in an autobiographical way but it’s not thing of the sort. This story involves a man who is adjacent to The Buddha and harbors the same human name as well. But the protagonist in this book is not the actual Buddha.

The author of this book seems to be projecting themselves into the protagonist and even had the protagonist “meet” The Buddha. There’s little to no development of the protagonist or other characters other than the obvious of the protagonist essentially growing up before the readers eyes as he abandons the risky behavior and crassness of his youth on his journey of enlightenment.