6.52k reviews for:

Siddhartha

Hermann Hesse

3.83 AVERAGE

imor43's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

lorenzog's review against another edition

1.0

medium-paced

tangerinetofixon's review against another edition

4.0

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jamesbz's review against another edition

1.0

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Maybe I expected too much out of this, but I was entirely unimpressed; I struggled to even read such a small book.

bigbeans's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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A while ago, Theresa and I made a pact to maybe start a book club with just two of us. This was on our list as the first book and I never made it through. I wanted to try it again because Theresa really liked the book and read it in high school, so I read this on the plane ride home from Florida and I loved it so very much. It reminded me a lot of The Alchemist because of overlapping themes.

phonyiridium's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous 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

garbanzoboi's review against another edition

3.0

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i liked when he talked about words never being able to truly articulate a feeling

hanlouise_'s review against another edition

4.0

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Fragile and moving, a wonderful experience of Hesse’s work exploring Buddhism and the path to enlightenment. Reading this felt like a spiritual experience.

rwi's review against another edition

1.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lenissa's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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: Yes

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wieder einmal: Liebe & Geduld für sich und die Welt über allem

„Die Liebe, o Govinda, scheint mir von allem die Hauptsache zu sein. Die Welt zu durchschauen, sie zu erklären, sie zu verachten, mag großer Denker Sache sein. Mir aber liegt einzig daran, die Welt lieben zu können, sie nicht zu verachten, sie und mich nicht zu hassen, sie und mich und alle Wesen mit Liebe und Bewunderung und Ehrfurcht betrachten zu können.“