A review by thelibraryskeeper
Siddartha by Hermann Hesse

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

As a student of religious studies, I, of course, had read different variations of the Buddha story. This, however, was my first time reading Hesse. Hesse has a gorgeous way of writing the Buddha story that really turned it into much more of a personal experience rather than a spiritual text typically tends to read.

“Knowledge can be conveyed, but not wisdom. It can be found, it can be lived, it is possible to be carried by it, miracles can be performed with it, but it cannot be expressed in words and taught.”