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A review by alzlwldu
Knulp by Hermann Hesse
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
I find it difficult to put into words how much I love Knulp. This was my first read in Portuguese but my second read overall (the first one being in English) and there's something so comforting in reading the warmth that Knulp brings to everyone he meets in your mother tongue.
Knulp, above all, is human. He seems to be an elevated and overdeveloped human with his thirst for freedom, completely ignoring and contrarian to the standards of the time – if we think about it, also contrarian to our times – and questioning these on his very last moment, only to be de-escalated by God Himself, with what I consider to be the most emotional, beautiful, vulnerable and raw dialogue I have ever had the pleasure of reading.
I too, wish to be like Knulp.
Knulp, above all, is human. He seems to be an elevated and overdeveloped human with his thirst for freedom, completely ignoring and contrarian to the standards of the time – if we think about it, also contrarian to our times – and questioning these on his very last moment, only to be de-escalated by God Himself, with what I consider to be the most emotional, beautiful, vulnerable and raw dialogue I have ever had the pleasure of reading.
I too, wish to be like Knulp.