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joh17 's review for:
The Glass Bead Game
by Hermann Hesse
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It’s a long book, with maybe the 1st 20% or so was quite hard going, setting everything up about Knecht and his world, but at a very stately pace. After that, the conflict starts to come into focus and it becomes more compelling as it goes on. Another spirit /mind vs material/body Hesse book. Written during Nazism, a critique of the ivory tower and elitism, or a longing for it?