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A book to meditate and mull over. There was a lot here with also there being very little there, in a sense. It makes me want to go back and reread Siddhartha and I have found myself wondering if I really read Steppenwolf or if I just imagined myself reading it.
This was one of those books that actually provoked genuine thought in me and held my interest though being philosophical. I've read several books recently that wanted to be that but fell far, far short. It was nice to have one that actually struck a chord with me. I've always enjoyed Hesse, but still. It was nice.
Updated: WOW, this book was so much better the second time. It might be because the first time I read it, I seem to remember I always read it right before bed, in wintertime. I don't think my reading comprehension was great the first time. This time, I read it on audiobook and honestly, it was one of the best narrators I've ever heard. Holy moly, he was good. It was so engaging. I literally binge read it -- I couldn't stop.
This time around, everything jumped out at me so much more than the first time. It made a lot more sense, the ideas seemed deeper and more meaningful, and I just felt like I got a lot more out of it. I do also think Demian was in love with Sinclair and Sinclair was too stupid to see it. Additionally, I felt a very strong sense of, "boy, this narrator is young". There were so many things that the narrator gave weight to that seemed to me things a young person would give weight to and, as one matures, are totally unnecessary or not nearly as meaningful as one things in one's adolescence. At the same time, it's a fairly realistic look at someone who is communicating their life story only in terms of their biggest, most important moments. But it's totally age 13 to form a crush with a whole backstory and fan art on a person you've only seen from a distance a handful of times.
Third time’s the charm: I still really enjoyed it. The philosophy is interesting and thought provoking. This time, though, my main thoughts were: “what a pretentious, annoying prick” and “man, these rich people. Servants and horses and nary a thought for the economic struggles in life”. Sinclair is like “oh, is a war coming? I hadn’t noticed” because he’s wealthy enough to be able to ignore politics. So annoying. But like I said, the philosophical part of it still really struck me.
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Okay ARMYs, now that the normal people are done reading my review, who all of you subscribes to the theory that Jin is Abraxas? Because after reading this, I'm totally on board with that theory, especially with what happens in the Blood, Sweat, and Tears MV. Can they release some more stuff that leads me down this conspiracy theory path, please? Also, J-Hope for life. #bts #ihaveaproblem #hobi
This was one of those books that actually provoked genuine thought in me and held my interest though being philosophical. I've read several books recently that wanted to be that but fell far, far short. It was nice to have one that actually struck a chord with me. I've always enjoyed Hesse, but still. It was nice.
Updated: WOW, this book was so much better the second time. It might be because the first time I read it, I seem to remember I always read it right before bed, in wintertime. I don't think my reading comprehension was great the first time. This time, I read it on audiobook and honestly, it was one of the best narrators I've ever heard. Holy moly, he was good. It was so engaging. I literally binge read it -- I couldn't stop.
This time around, everything jumped out at me so much more than the first time. It made a lot more sense, the ideas seemed deeper and more meaningful, and I just felt like I got a lot more out of it. I do also think Demian was in love with Sinclair and Sinclair was too stupid to see it. Additionally, I felt a very strong sense of, "boy, this narrator is young". There were so many things that the narrator gave weight to that seemed to me things a young person would give weight to and, as one matures, are totally unnecessary or not nearly as meaningful as one things in one's adolescence. At the same time, it's a fairly realistic look at someone who is communicating their life story only in terms of their biggest, most important moments. But it's totally age 13 to form a crush with a whole backstory and fan art on a person you've only seen from a distance a handful of times.
Third time’s the charm: I still really enjoyed it. The philosophy is interesting and thought provoking. This time, though, my main thoughts were: “what a pretentious, annoying prick” and “man, these rich people. Servants and horses and nary a thought for the economic struggles in life”. Sinclair is like “oh, is a war coming? I hadn’t noticed” because he’s wealthy enough to be able to ignore politics. So annoying. But like I said, the philosophical part of it still really struck me.
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Okay ARMYs, now that the normal people are done reading my review, who all of you subscribes to the theory that Jin is Abraxas? Because after reading this, I'm totally on board with that theory, especially with what happens in the Blood, Sweat, and Tears MV. Can they release some more stuff that leads me down this conspiracy theory path, please? Also, J-Hope for life. #bts #ihaveaproblem #hobi
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