Reviews

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

zacharyleopold's review against another edition

challenging inspiring slow-paced

5.0

emperor_nero's review against another edition

2.0

it was beautifully written, but it just really was not for me.

...i also wish i had gotten this from a different publisher

reinedumonde's review against another edition

inspiring reflective

2.0

peebee's review against another edition

3.0

Think I need to go back on this one, read it as a religion class assignment 8 years ago, and Journey to the East just blew my fricking mind.

raebooknerd's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

zwergotter's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

baileybauer's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

One of my favorite books of all time. Was hard to get into at first

klimperei's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

dnandrews797's review against another edition

3.0

This didn’t really live up to the hype of what I was expecting it to be. While a quick read, and an excellent study in character development, I was super connected to the protagonist though I did enjoy watching his struggle for meaning. What kept the book from a higher rating was that he essentially ended his journey right back where he began and seemingly learned very little despite his adventures.

classiccarissa's review against another edition

3.0

Some parts were really cool and philosophical even though they were written by a white guy with a surface level knowledge of Buddhism and some parts were really lame because they were written by a white guy with a surface level knowledge of Buddhism. I can't say it didn't teach me anything, but I definitely didn't love the process of taking in these lessons.