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rabbithero's review
2.0
While I thoroughly enjoy Hermann Hesse's writings (those that I've imbibed so far), this work gives me little to be excited about. There are a few moments in a couple of the essays (the one on the soul is particularly good), most of them border on a kind of self-indulgence that isn't especially attractive. In addition, many of the references are too esoteric for the casual reader, making some essays nearly in accessible.
Perhaps in a few years I could come back to this, and find more to engage my fancy. As it stands, the author and I are separated not only decades but also by maturity, myself being far more frivolous than he, and not yet quite as jaded and dismayed. These are, unfortunately, difficult hurdles to overcome when seeking the wisdom held within these pages, and as of now I am not gifted enough to overcome them.
Perhaps in a few years I could come back to this, and find more to engage my fancy. As it stands, the author and I are separated not only decades but also by maturity, myself being far more frivolous than he, and not yet quite as jaded and dismayed. These are, unfortunately, difficult hurdles to overcome when seeking the wisdom held within these pages, and as of now I am not gifted enough to overcome them.
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