Siddhartha in Never too Late to Read Classics

Nov 08, 2018 Jim Townsend rated it it was amazing

An excellent novel about a young Brahmin's coming of age and search for spiritual fulfilment, this is Hermann Hesse's most well-known work. ...more

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Apr 07, 2017 Kelly_Hunsaker_reads ... rated it liked it · review of another edition

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My knowledge of Buddha is minimal. My knowledge of the tie between Hinduism and Buddha is even more minimal. But I read this book because it is consistently listed as one of the best books ever written. Herman Hesse took the story of Buddha's journey to become Buddha is written simply; it is poetry to read. It is beautiful and full of wisdom. The messages spoke to my mind and to my heart and I am certain to read this again, because it is a book full of peace and love and I want that in my life.

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Jun 20, 2010 Mary rated it it was amazing

I finished reading "The Lord of the Flies" at two o'clock this morning and could not have picked a better follow-up than "Siddhartha". Not only does it address the same issue of Freud's Id and Ego that Golding tackled, but it pulled me out of the chilled mood that came from watching children become savages; this novel showed me the opposite extreme, the great potential of humanity, their capacity for love, existing alongside their hate and sorrow.

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Jan 21, 2013 Diana rated it it was amazing

This book was given to me at just the right time. I had been contemplating the direction of my life and reading many spiritual books. I fell under the spell of this beautiful story at once.

A young man leaves his father's house in search of Nirvana. His journey takes him down many paths. The reader follows hoping that Siddhartha does indeed find the answer so that we too will know.

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