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zauet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcoholism, Death, Suicide attempt, Blood, Murder, Drug use, Grief, Alcohol, and War
Moderate: Racial slurs and Sexual content
Minor: Racism
jolineliest's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Racial slurs, Gun violence, Drug use, and Murder
Minor: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Car accident, Death, Sexual content, and War
john_pascoe's review against another edition
- 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
Published in Germany, in 1927 (named Der Steppenwolf), Steppenwolf is another work of art presented through Hesse's characteristic writing style.
Throughout the novel, Herr Harry Haller realises he identifies with wolf qualities and human qualities. He is alienated from society; wild, strange and shy. His hopelessness and desire for death draw him into an enchanted Faustian underworld. Through a series of mysterious encounters - romantic, freakish and savage by turn - romanticist Haller begins to return to his youth and rediscover the lost dreams of his youth.
Even though many teenagers related to the events recounted in Steppenwolf, it was targeted at the middle-aged counterculture. Steppenwolf captured the mood of a disaffected generation that was starting to question all.
Underneath the novel's contention is an ulterior motive of Hesse's trademark philosophies; namely the concept of poles and their interactions.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Death
Moderate: Suicide
poirot's review against another edition
- 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
1.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Body horror, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Animal cruelty, War, Gun violence, Murder, and Death
Minor: Addiction and Drug use
fviryshelves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Drug use, Death, and Alcohol
loongbooy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death, Murder, and Racism
adrionmacaron's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, and War
Minor: Antisemitism, Ableism, Misogyny, and Sexism
axeles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Drug abuse, Death, Cursing, Alcoholism, Addiction, Abandonment, and Mental illness
Moderate: Racial slurs
klea_klein's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Blood, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Racial slurs, Drug use, Death, and Racism
tabear's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Racial slurs, Death, and Drug use