nicrenee003 's review for:

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
5.0

Tale as old as time: lifelong quest driven by thirst for knowledge, sated only by (spoiler alert) the acquisition of wisdom.

This is a story about love, Self, dogmatism and anti-dogmatism, friendship, mentorship, and levels of enlightenment.

An easy, light read, which surprised me. It's been on my list for years, and I've put it off out of its (well-earned) Nobel-prize winning authorship and intimidating topic. But no need, this one can be tackled in a couple of hours.

The final pages gave me actual chills, and I can't wait to read this whole thing over on a non-library copy so I can go to town in the margins.