Reviews tagging 'Death'

Demian by Hermann Hesse

7 reviews

lycheeteareads's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcoholism

Moderate: War and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death

paradicsomleves's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Incest, War, and Death

skylar_cr_wolf's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I read this for a presentation in high school but I think it is still pretty carved in my brain.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Death

ritsuka's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: War

Minor: Death

cutepatzie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

It really makes you questions if religions,  not using you. Make you ask a lot of questions about what you believe. Very philosophical focus on idea of new religion, a new way of thinking and breaking the old long not updated ideas and more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Suicide attempt, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Incest, Bullying, Cursing, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, War, Alcoholism, Death, and Drug use

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

demian was perhaps the first book that got me thinking, "I definitely need to reread this again" with the utmost certainty literally while reading it. during a chaotic and pivotal time in my life, this book's insight, wisdom, and truth provided me w/ both comfort and dread: one is eased by the fact that they're no longer alone w/ their knowledge of what's to come, while simultaneously disheartened by the realization of what is seemingly inevitable.

sinclair's struggles resonated immensely w/ me. though i did fail to grasp some of the metaphorical aspects and didnt fully agree w/ some things, but the book's themes are timeless and even life-saving.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: War, Alcoholism, and Mental illness

Minor: Death and Sexual content

ahnminjim's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, Death, War, Toxic relationship, and Grief