Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicidal thoughts, Death, Suicide attemptModerate
Sexual content, Death of parentCommunity Reviews
Summary of 19901 reviews
Moods
inspiring 70%
hopeful 31%
adventurous 22%
challenging 20%
emotional 20%
relaxing 18%
informative 13%
mysterious 8%
lighthearted 7%
sad 3%
dark 1%
tense 1%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 13% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 44% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Average rating
152 pages | first published 1922
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ISBN/UID: 9780553208849
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bantam
Publication date: 01 December 1981
Description
Though set in a place and time far removed from the Germany of 1922, the year of the book's debut, the novel is infused with the sensibilities of Hermann Hesse's time, synthesizing disparate philosophies-Eastern religions, Jungian archetypes, West...Book Information
152 pages | first published 1922
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ISBN/UID: 9780553208849
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bantam
Publication date: 01 December 1981
Description
Though set in a place and time far removed from the Germany of 1922, the year of the book's debut, the novel is infused with the sensibilities of Hermann Hesse's time, synthesizing disparate philosophies-Eastern religions, Jungian archetypes, West...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicidal thoughts, Death, Suicide attemptModerate
Sexual content, Death of parentCommunity Reviews
Summary of 19901 reviews
Moods
inspiring 70%
hopeful 31%
adventurous 22%
challenging 20%
emotional 20%
relaxing 18%
informative 13%
mysterious 8%
lighthearted 7%
sad 3%
dark 1%
tense 1%
Pace
slow 27%
fast 22%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 13% | N/A: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 44% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Average rating