A review by alf_read
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.75

As a precursor to The Alchemist, this book offers a more refined writing style but with the same tired, self-indulgent, empty platitudes. I have no time for thinly-veiled self help stories, particularly when they appropriate a religion and culture as an exotic novelty.