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mighty_dumpling's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Hesse convinces again with a sorrowful tale of young Hans, a gifted boy, torn apart by religious teachings, elite school, the innocent expectations of his surrounding peers who do not know better and love.
It has life's ups and downs and reads slow but steady.
As to how you read it depends on where you currently are in life.
For me it made me glad that I have been pushed to skill without having to be the best and that what I achieved is enough, no matter what others may think.
Please be kind to yourself and don't burn away your youth.
It has life's ups and downs and reads slow but steady.
As to how you read it depends on where you currently are in life.
For me it made me glad that I have been pushed to skill without having to be the best and that what I achieved is enough, no matter what others may think.
Please be kind to yourself and don't burn away your youth.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Bullying, Suicide, Grief, and Alcohol
Please don't read this if you're deeply depressed. It's a beautiful book but can do harm if you're in a really bad place in your youth. Please be kind to yourself.magda_koch's review
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
bruninho's review against another edition
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Me ha gustado más de lo que esperaba. Un libro corto, una historia muy interesante y un estilo de escritura descriptivo y tranquilo. Me ha hecho reflexionar bastante. Contento de haberlo leído! Esta muy bien para entender la angustia que pueden transmitir los adultos a los adolescentes… Buen desarrollo de personajes tmb
mxlwxnx's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
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
4.5
spacetime03's review against another edition
“a powerful longing made the land of friendship glow with alluring colors on the horizon and drew him quietly in that direction…like a wallflower he stayed in the background waiting for someone to fetch him, someone more courageous and stronger than himself to tear him away and force him into happiness.”
“the two friends were to experience some very unusual weeks together, weeks during which they did not actually have any significant experiences but were filled with a strangely happy feeling of belonging together and being of one mind.”
“like a blind man feeling his way, he neared an understanding of the Homeric world. in history, the heroes stopped being mere names with dates; they peered at him with burning eyes, and each had living red lips and a face of his own…some personage or historical event would seemingly break forth hungrily from the books, yearning to live once more.”
“the precocious boy experienced an unreal second childhood during this period of illness. his sensibility, robbed of its real childhood, now fled with sudden yearning back to those already dimming years and wandered spellbound through a forest of memories…his betrayed and violated childhood erupted like a long pent-up spring.”
anjacanread's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
__n's review
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
lesel's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5