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DEMIAN : de HERMANN HESSE

Hermann Hesse

4.05 AVERAGE

genevievegenie's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

smoltruth's review against another edition

4.0

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إنه لمن الصعب أن تميّز ما هو بحلمٍ وما ليس بحلم، أو ما هو في وعي إنسانٍ ما، فكرة، وما ليس بفكرة. يرينا هيسّه الصورة الشاملة، المشبوكة في أرواحنا منذ الأزل لمّا تختلط علينا الرؤية بالتاريخ، دميان، الذي مثّل مرتكزًا ماديًّا للنفس، لا يمكن التحقق يقينًا منه، لكنه موجود في الباطن، منشورٌ عبر الزمن وفي تكويننا الخاص، وجوه كثيرة تعلو وجهه، وتتلاحم، حيث رحلتا العودة والذهاب تصبحان فيه الشيء ذاته.

هذه هي الصورة المثلى للروح؛ متعددة ووحدانية، عالقة في سرديات نهايات لا نهائية. حيث يتدفّق الناس إلى البراري المقفرة، حيث خلقوا في أرض يبحثون عن موجدها، متورّطين وآسين وموجوعين، منتظرين أن يكشف الرب عن نفسه. يحلمون بحياة مليئة بالتضحية والحب. يطمئنون أنفسهم في عالم يتهاوى، يضيئون، كشرارة عارية، حيث ليس هناك سوى العالم: مضاءً فقط، أو غير مضاء.

lrs35's review against another edition

3.25

challenging inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sinsku's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

ratmilkandcrackers's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-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

debonairsaltydog's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-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

hazure_cyan's review against another edition

5.0

emotional mysterious reflective sad 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: Complicated

bettiiinaaaaaa's review against another edition

2.0

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Ein Klassiker, der sprachlich modern geblieben ist. Wer "Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray" mochte, wird dieses Buch vielleicht auch lieb gewinnen. 

Die Geschichte dreht sich um das Leben des Emil Sinclair und seine Begegnung mit Max Demian. In Teilen wird das Buch sehr religiös und philosophisch, war mir von der Handlung auch an vielen Stellen zu dünn. Auch die Charaktere waren mir (bis auf den Protagonisten) zu flach. Wer auf eine spannende Erzählung hofft, ist hier vielleicht falsch, der große Knall bleibt aus. 

Pluspunkte für Szenen, die man durchaus in einer queeren Lesart deuten kann. 

joyxia's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

theuncultured's review against another edition

3.0

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I'm not very fond of coming-to-age stories (an exception would be Salinger), and having just finished Orwell's essay on his days in prep school (which bored the wits out of me), I wasn't excited when I was looking for something to read and the only book I had in my possession was Demian. However, once I read the first 3 pages I was filled to the brim with consciousness, and hated myself a little to have judged the book too soon. I should know by now not to have any doubts about Hesse again. This book is about Emil Sinclair, a boy who finds himself unraveling conventional thought from his head and digging deep into his interior reality for something that is much more natural to him than what he has been taught. The story is dramatically inclined to psychology, extremely philosophical, dreamily poetic, and will completely leave you with a silky feeling in your throat.