Reviews

Knulp by Hermann Hesse

angelaaaa's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Terminal illness

orianaaao's review against another edition

4.0

Short and simple story. Quite nostalgic, deals with the feeling of wanderlust and what is a worthy purpose to have in life. Very easy to read.

milina137's review against another edition

4.0

I think that we can all recognize ourselves in Knulp. Someone who just doesn't feel like he fits in and doesn't even feel like he belongs at his hometown. We learn along with him what is actually important and that there's no useless lives.

ashley073's review against another edition

4.0

For some reason I can't give this 5 stars, but it's definitely 4.5 instead of just 4.

This is my fourth Hesse book and I'm really loving his silence and simplicity. Reading his books has the same feeling (I imagine) you would get from strolling around rural Germany...it's just...quiet. peaceful. simple. lots of room to carry out thoughts from their roots, etc.

lorena17's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

sixtwenty's review against another edition

3.0

To be honest, I like Knulp better than Demian. I felt that there were actual philosophies I could understand and/or relate to compared to the mediocre and absurd ones displayed in Demian. However, this read still felt rather unsatisfying, particularly with how it ended. It was a nice short read though. It just had a lot of room for more.

laura_kentera's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

mokuren's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.75

itsreirei's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

noonhe's review against another edition

3.0

تا حدی دوست داشتم این کتاب رو . البته قبلا جایی توضیحی از این کتاب خوانده بودم و به خاطر همون هم مشتاق شدم که این کتاب رو تهیه کنم و بخونم ولی خب این کتاب شبیه اون چیزی که راجع بهش خونده بودم نبود! ولی در کل دوستش داشتم. سبک بالی و خوشحالی و آزادی های کنولپ، چیزیه که خیلی ها دوست دارن تو زندگی بتونن تجربه ش کنن! اینکه وقتی خانه ی دوستش مهمان بود به دوستش خیانت نکرد رو دوست داشتم. اینکه هر جایی برای خودش دوستانی داشت و همه آدمهایی که میشناختنش به گرمی ازش استقبال میکردند و خاطرات خوبی باهاش داشتند رو دوست داشتم. اما داستانی که از بچگیش گفت و اتفاقاتی که باعث عوض شدن مسیر زندگیش شده بود غم انگیز و تلخ بود...