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fowadijaz's review against another edition
4.5
Siddhartha, a contemporary of the Buddha, embarks on his own quest for enlightenment, along the way falling in love, falling from grace, falling out with his son, but ultimately attaining that perfect enlightenment he so craved .
Reread it, finishing it around Aug 2023, and was a bit less wowed by it this time. Yes the story is all the same, and I still feel like I want to embark on the same quest, but I guess finding out that the author was a German, and having tried to read some of his other books made me feel less sympathetic towards him and the book. Still a good book though
Reread it, finishing it around Aug 2023, and was a bit less wowed by it this time. Yes the story is all the same, and I still feel like I want to embark on the same quest, but I guess finding out that the author was a German, and having tried to read some of his other books made me feel less sympathetic towards him and the book. Still a good book though
amyschmelzer's review against another edition
3.0
Siddhartha is one of those books that I vaguely remember reading in high school english class. It wasn’t as bad as I recall it being. I liked Siddhartha and Govinda’s friendship.
smoltruth's review against another edition
3.0
"الحكمة لا تقبل التوصيل، والحكمة التي يحاول الرجل العظيم توصيلها للآخرين، تبدو دائمًا حمقاء".
يخبرنا هيسه، وهو، للمفارقة، يحاول توصيل الحكمة، بطريقةٍ ما، إلينا.
أعادتني الذاكرة، مرارًا، إلى الكلمات المتخيّلة للإله الهندوسي شيفا، مأخوذة من كتاب جوزيف كامبل (البطل بمئة وجه): "إن الأشكال التي تظهر وتختفي -التي يعدُّ الجسد واحدًا منها- ما هي إلا لمحات لأطرافي المتراقصة. اعرفني فيها جميعًا، وما الذي ستخشاه؟"
يخبرنا هيسه، وهو، للمفارقة، يحاول توصيل الحكمة، بطريقةٍ ما، إلينا.
أعادتني الذاكرة، مرارًا، إلى الكلمات المتخيّلة للإله الهندوسي شيفا، مأخوذة من كتاب جوزيف كامبل (البطل بمئة وجه): "إن الأشكال التي تظهر وتختفي -التي يعدُّ الجسد واحدًا منها- ما هي إلا لمحات لأطرافي المتراقصة. اعرفني فيها جميعًا، وما الذي ستخشاه؟"
runjnee's review against another edition
4.0
What a great read, especially for someone like me. I grew up in India, learning all these myths and stories, and had a grandmother who for some reason liked discussing Indian philosophy (the Gita, Upanishads and more contemporary thinkers like J. Krishnamurthy) with me. She would have loved this.
donnaviche's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
frontrunning's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
meeggie's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5