Reviews

Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse

huenchen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

spectracommunist's review against another edition

5.0

“In eternity there is no time, only an instant long enough for a joke.”



German literature is the best!

This starts as a non-fiction philosophy about the Steppenwolf and what role such animal personalities have to play in human lives. And then begins a journey of self-discovery and a conflict arises between savage solitude and hedonistic pleasures within a magic theatre as a microcosm of our universe. It's a deep meditation and simultaneously lascivious exploration of a mid-life crisis and the erudition of a lone wise wolf or vast possibilities of lustful existence. And after all, the importance of humor.

I even got to know several distinct philosophical aspects of the existence of Mozart as a fictitious character in the fiction itself. And whatever Hesse writes is unquestionably an intellectual and spiritual orgy of the mind to read.

jbabbm's review against another edition

Not my cup of tea

vivaanoush's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

bytheabyss's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

alihashemah's review against another edition

5.0

Do I dare to review this book, for I fear it will reveal my steppenwolf

pinq's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

donkread's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

anyajulchen's review against another edition

4.0

Es mi primera aproximación a este gran autor. No había cogido ninguno de sus libros por pura flojera, pero finalmente me animé. He de decir que me prendé del traductor y la forma en la que conserva la prosa, así como de las descripciones tan exactas que utiliza el autor de los caracteres de sus personajes.
La lectura invita a una profunda reflexión sobre la verdadera naturaleza de la sociedad. En especial, sobre el hombre en el que ella convive y crea. No es lectura fácil, puede llegar a cansar, pero sin dudas te mantiene enganchado hasta el final que te deja perplejo, por decirlo de algún modo.
Seguiré leyendo más de este autor con gran disfrute.

alberthewulf's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5