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May 08, 2009
Bucket
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I was surprised at how accessible and digestible this novel was, based on what I've heard and read about Hesse in general. Though it did give me a few nights of very intense dreams, especially the night I put the book up and went to sleep in the middle of Harry's theater visit.
While I know very little about philosophy, Eastern or Western, and have just a basic understanding of Jung's work, it's easy to see their influence here.
The multiplicity of the soul:
"In reality, however, every ego, so f ...more
While I know very little about philosophy, Eastern or Western, and have just a basic understanding of Jung's work, it's easy to see their influence here.
The multiplicity of the soul:
"In reality, however, every ego, so f ...more
Reread time!
I first read this book as part of an eleventh grade history project that involved putting a book into its historical context. I have a vague recollection that the radio was very symbolic in that essay. The assignment was a bit of a turning point for me - I loved to read but never quite got how we were supposed to analyze books and identify symbols in English class. This is probably where my first major in university came from. So, the book keeps its four stars simply because it was s ...more
I first read this book as part of an eleventh grade history project that involved putting a book into its historical context. I have a vague recollection that the radio was very symbolic in that essay. The assignment was a bit of a turning point for me - I loved to read but never quite got how we were supposed to analyze books and identify symbols in English class. This is probably where my first major in university came from. So, the book keeps its four stars simply because it was s ...more
Jan 04, 2011
Donna Jo Atwood
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I could not keep my mind on this book. Maybe it just proves I have a shallow mind, but I got nothing from this. If I had not be reading it for the Seasonal Reading Challenge I would have quit.
Oct 13, 2007
Esceilenn
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Apr 17, 2010
Ines
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Jennifer N.
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Natasha
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Jen
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Feb 08, 2016
Dana Arbelaez
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Emily Green
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Tracy Stansbury
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