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Siddhartha

Hermann Hesse

Start date: September 1, 2014

Finish date: September 30, 2014

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Why we're reading this: Siddhartha is a 1922 novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a …more
[close] Siddhartha is a 1922 novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha. The book, Hesse's ninth novel, was written in German, in a simple, lyrical style

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Aug 10, 2016 Dr. Vipin Behari Goyal rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

For long, long hour rain writes the story on the breast of the river. In different moods. Fast and slow, mild and fierce, stroke after strokes. Clouds feed the ink. Thunder claps, lightening cries. The story is tragic. The story is a comedy. The story is the story of life.

Rain stops writing. River is always flowing indifferently. Rain has writer's block. The boredom of repeating the words, which have no meaning. As purposeless as life. River has swelled. Like desires. She looked so thin and cut ...more

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Jul 10, 2016 Brenda H rated it it was ok

This was a difficult read for me. It was boring and I really disliked the main character, Siddhartha. It's considered one of the most widely read books of the 20th century as it became a favorite of the counterculture of the 1960s and had been on my list for a while. Now, that's taken care of...lol. Rating: 1.5 stars

From the book's Introduction: "Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha is a great story, a tale of a gifted individual struggling to discover the meaning of his life. Through his many colorful ad ...more

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