Just because you disagree with the philosophy doesn't stop

I was really underwhelmed by Steppenwolf.
Don't have much else to say, just I didn't feel like making a whole new thread. If anyone was really touched by Steppenwolf, please enlighten me.

bitch

>>9689254
>I have two personalities

>>9689236
wew

>>9689254
Hesse wanted it to be more like a satire, but apparent everyone labeled it as a new age mysticism thing.

how can a book be so simple but so good?

There are plenty of other things that do though :^)

>>9689356
Can you recommend the books he was trying to satirize?

>>9689254
It takes a certain mindset to get it. Same with most of Hesse's books.

>>9689506
Sidartha is satire too

>>9689514
But I like that one

>>9689514
source pls
I wouldn't be surprised, the plot is basically dragonball z fan fiction as written by someone who just read 6 wikipedia articles on buddhism/taoism/etc

>>9689236
Demian was much better.

but this book made me cry

>>9689540
Hesse lived in India, and his parents were missionaries there. He knew a lot more about Eastern philosophy than an idiot posting on 4chan does.