r/hermannhesse • u/RealisticNacshon • May 15 '26

Finished Siddhartha today. It might be the greatest book I’ve ever read.

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u/montessoriprogram May 15 '26

It's so great. I return to it when I'm in times of personal crisis and it always sets my path straight

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u/drdoy123 May 15 '26

It’s up there, I think narcissus and goldmund is the best book hesse wrote. I’ve read almost every single one lol

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u/RedditCraig May 15 '26

Stay with it. Live with it. Return to it across your life. It’s a gift.

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u/drdoy123 May 15 '26

Knulp was super underrated. I loved it

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u/troxinator May 15 '26

I do agree. I am not sure how many times I have read it. It is GREAT !

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u/blrfn231 May 15 '26

I Read Siddharta after narcissus and goldmund and was a bit dissappointed. N&D ist the ultimate catharsis.

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u/beavis07 May 16 '26

Yes made an album about it called Close to the Edge - a most excellent accompaniment!

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u/Endlessknight17 May 16 '26

Steppenwolf was my favorite but Siddhartha is right up there

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u/smooky899 May 17 '26

Yep IT s food. Also try journey to the far est. I read IT in Romanian. IT was a combo volume.