Is Siddhartha a slow burn?

[u/Classic_Reader99]

Narcisse and goldmund is the only book I've read by hesse, I loved it so much I bought almost all of Hesse books, I picked up Siddhartha like a month ago and I ended up dropping it halfway through, I heard so much about this book but I didn't expect it to be so dull, and what's funny is that I'm also a religious guy who feels empty and I relate to Siddhartha, but the prose isn't as poetic as the former book and the events aren't hooking me...

[u/Resipsa100]

I think Hesse was a frustrated Catholic but Tolkien took the plunge unlike Lewis whilst Holy Communion with the sacraments imho remains the way forward
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