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    <body><![CDATA[It is very interesting to read Hermann Hesse extensively and see his development as a thinker and writer.  Gertrude has many of Hesse’s central ideas stated in their early and not fully developed forms.  It’s almost like seeing a young mind at work, as his works progress his philosophies become ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69338755">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Sounds like an existential law firm for the humanities: “Student, Painter and Musician Esq.” (The subject of Hesses’ first three novels.) This novel deals with the composer Herr Kuhn and his tangled relationship with the worldly singer Heinrich Mouth and the woman they love and share(!) Gertur...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41286340">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Very nice book! About love that's not meant to be, about passion for music and about friendship. It's a very easy read, taking notice of the fact that the story was written about a century ago. If you like Hesse's work you should absolutely read this.<br/>Hesse can wrap words around subtleties i th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70340676">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[ขอสัญญาว่าจะตามหาหนังสือเค้ามาอ่านให้ครบทุกเล่ม ..ทุกประโยคมีพลังเปิดกว้างความทรงจำ อารมณ์ และต่อยอดควา...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10077360">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Hesse is a profound and beautiful author.  He puts philosophy to the tune of a regular life and uses characters and events that remind us of our own adventures to elicidate concepts which are beyond the understanding of most of us.  It's pure poetry, profound and enlightening.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My favorite book of all time.  Truly poetic, introspective, and philosophical.  Beautiful prose-like writing.  Amazing. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My favorite book right now!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Initially I was drawn to the narrator's passionate obsession with music and composing, but in the end I just fell in love with the entire novel.  It travels through friendship and love and passion, and in the end it leaves you wanting more. I sat down with this book and could not pull myself away fr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4087361">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The Norfolk Public Library has lost its copy of Steppenwolf, so I picked up Gertrude instead. It's a nice book, and I think I'm going to get a copy for my brother because it has a lot about the struggling artist searching for music, etc., but I kept thinking that there was something missing from the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1842249">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another great one from Hesse. I don't know how he does this, but every single book that I have read from him, even if I don't really enjoy the stories, always has redeeming qualities that make them impossible not to enjoy. He is truly a superb author. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Despite being one of Hesse's lesser known works, this is one of my favorite Hesse novels. It's no Siddhartha, Steppenwolf or Demian, but still a very sweet and moving story about art, friendship and unrequited love.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I can't say enough about this book - Hesse is bound to become one of my favorite authors. (This is definately one for the bookshelf Jule:) Page after page of spiritual insights and beautifully written prose. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my favorite Hesse novel...  mostly because I love musicians and their motivations.  I recommend this to all who love music and don't mind how it let's their minds go into the briny deep.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[maybe my favorite hesse book as it deals with music, personal evolution and romantic longing.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Interesting short read re young musician/artist in late nineteenth century Germany]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[What can I say that I haven't already? Hesse is a Master.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Good book for any victim of unrequited love.  ]]></body>
    
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