paul_fiction 's review for:

Demian by Hermann Hesse

5.0

mysterious reflective medium-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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Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair’s Youth by Herman Hesse

★★★★★

Translated from the German by Michael Roloff and Michael Lebeck

Read during clerkship: Surgery Rotation in Ospital ng Makati

Loved the book actually. This coming of age book really dissects the young existentialist dread.

I especially was drawn into the sign of the mark, which was an allusion to Cain and Abel. By being different, you see things in a different perspective where you find meaning, and morality within yourself