iwwvillains 's review for:

Demian by Hermann Hesse

5.0

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i've finished this book this morning, and yet, here i am, still thinking about it at almost midnight. will i ever stop thinking about it? probably, maybe someday, but i will never forget it. demian has been such an impactful experience for me. it felt very weird: some bits were as if some higher being was spying right into my brain to put on paper my deepest feelings, my thoughts, my perception of the world. some of sinclair's thoughts were so similar to mine, yet alien, darker and mesmerising. it felt like catching a glimpse of myself in a mirror in dimly lit room. is it really me? or is it something else, a different being wearing my face? i never felt more exposed, never felt more confused, never felt more alienated from myself. hermann hesse managed to give life to a peculiar mix of conflicting emotions, blending reality and dream, cryptic symbols and everyday life, a world of alluring darkness and a world of divine and righteous light. i have no other words about demian, other than: wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. what a wonderful book.