Is Herman Hesse any good?

one of the GOATs but underage pseuds will shit on him because they've only read the wikipedia summary of siddhartha

I read Siddhartha when I was a senior in high school and thought it was pretty good then. I'm not sure how accurate it is when it comes to eastern spirituality though.

>>8459400
I read it, but it didn't seem that profound to me. What did I miss?

>>8459400
>GOATs
Huh?

>>8459459
>Greatest
>Of
>All
>Time
there you go, newfriend

I read Siddhartha last week. I didn't find it to be as profound as some people claim it is. I would recommend reading it at some point in your future.

I've only read Demian and was left a bit disappointed by the end.

The philosophy he develops through his works is only complicated because it's not very well explained

>>8460311
published in 1919

Siddharta is not meant to embody eastern religion - its meant to embody Hesses personal solutions to its problems. Thus Siddharta declines to join the path of the Buddha or of the Brahmin priest or the aesthetic etc

I like him. Siddhartha, steppenwolf. All good