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The Glass Bead Game
by Hermann Hesse
I don't think I'm smart enough to really grasp all of what I read in this book, not without a second or third read. But I will say that I deeply loved many parts of it and think the book is deserving of a slow, deep dive where you ponder a chapter at a time.
I, of course, gobbled it down when half asleep, as I often do, and so can not do it justice here.
I loved the concept of the game and how they all play it but never explain it directly. And the struggle between academia and practical life. And the friendships. But like so many old books, it lacks greatly in women, so that's a mark against it, IMHO. But quite a lot of thoughtful sentiment and a fabulous amount of lush depiction of classical music.
I, of course, gobbled it down when half asleep, as I often do, and so can not do it justice here.
I loved the concept of the game and how they all play it but never explain it directly. And the struggle between academia and practical life. And the friendships. But like so many old books, it lacks greatly in women, so that's a mark against it, IMHO. But quite a lot of thoughtful sentiment and a fabulous amount of lush depiction of classical music.