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    <body><![CDATA[This book is Hesse's indictment of educational systems that value memorization and dissection over appreciation of beauty, that convey knowledge without provoking understanding. Students are working, working, working, but never getting anywhere worthwhile. In my favorite passage, student/poet Herman...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76623055">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<em>Beneath the Wheel</em> is another work of beauty by Hermann Hesse.  Like many of his stories, the protagonist in this novel is a young man, a mere boy really.  Also, Hesse's protagonists always seem to befriend older boys who are looked upon as mentors, confidants, and sometimes, even rivals.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44730358">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[ For those not familiar with the works of Hermann Hesse, you might do no better than starting off with this book – easily read in a day this book sets out themes to be pursued further in other works by the author. <br/><br/>   Essentially, Beneath the Wheel is the story of a brilliant child, Han...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12569609">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This second book by Hermann Hesse is about Hans Giebenrath, a gifted young scholar, who is pressured by his teachers, his father, his peers, and himself to succeed academically.  At the time of the state examination in order to be accepted into the theological academy Hans is thought to be prepared ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4394362">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Why waste your time reading Beneath the Wheel instead of The Glass Bead Game?  I can't answer that question because I haven't read the Glass Bead Game.  <br/><br/>But I'll bet the Glass Bead Game is more satisfying than Beneath the Wheel.  But I'll never know, because I have kids now.  The only co...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44924557">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Easy and fast to read, not as depressing as some other Hesse writings. I enjoyed the religious aspect of the book, and especially recognition of Protestant liberal tradition in Germany verses the Pietist. This book seams to be more relevant to younger audience, although I personally will not recomme...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41182928">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Kind of a fuck you to the pressures of paternal society, where boys are expected to slave away either in books or at the anvil. The underlying lesson here, being &quot;do what makes you happy.&quot; But Hesse hits it home when he reminds us of being in this position of his protagonist. As adults it'...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70508196">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I never was a too huge fan of Hermann Hesse. In this story, the character is just a tad too sensitive for my taste. Hesse was obviously gay, nothing wrong with that. But since he was I think he should have just come out and said it instead of having to keep beating around the bush about it like he d...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59180529">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another one of those books I might have to read again. Maybe I just didn't understand it at the time, but I remember it being very boring and pointless. Makes me wonder why they make you read all those books in school when all you remember of them is the struggle to get to the end...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'd known this book only by name, but my sister lent me, so I read it.<br/>It's a good source to know what a life of a school boy in Germany who went to a seminary.<br/>This is a strong protest against cramming system of education especially for school children who need to play.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An early Hesse text, but very good. HH was very popular in the '60s but I get the impression he has lost much of his following (the library's copies of HH's works are mostly editions from the '60s or early '70s). I'd like to go back to the Magic Theatre myself.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not necessarily one of his more well-known books, and it may be a bit melodramatic, but it has also stayed with me more than some of his better-known, (perhaps) better-written stories.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is an excellent book and one that should be read by teachers and parents alike.  Basically, the book is about a child (Hans) who is exceptionally gifted.  So gifted that he is pushed by his teachers, town, and father.  He finishes second in a prestegious exam and wins a scholarship.  He is push...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22607757">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Hesse's attention to adolescent education.  If you've liked his previous works dealing with the quest for knowledge, you will not be let down.]]></body>
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